pocket has definitions from the fields of clothing,anatomy,zoology,criminal law,meteorology
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[ noun ] (clothing) a small pouch in a garment for carrying small articles

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

He , too , cocked his cap at a jaunty angle , jingled marbles in his pocket , and swaggered down Main_Street .

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

He always seemed to have money in his pocket .

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

He worked standing , with his left hand in his pocket as_though he were merely stopping for a moment , sketching with the surprised stare of one who was watching another person 's hand .

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

`` Right in my pocket '' .

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

`` I reached_into that funny little pocket that is high_up on my dress .

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[ noun ] a supply of money

Examples

"they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Rep._Charles_E._Hughes of Sherman , sponsor of the bill , said a failure to enact it would `` amount to making a gift out_of the taxpayers ' pockets to banks , insurance and pipeline_companies '' .

Related terms

funds

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[ noun ] an enclosed space

Synonyms

sac sack pouch

Examples

"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

He does not know whether to look up or look aside , to put his hands in his pockets or to clench them at his side , to cross the street , or to continue on the same side .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

It was the end of the afternoon when he took the huge key out of his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole .

Related terms

cavity

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[ verb ] put in one's pocket

Synonyms

bag

Examples

"He pocketed the change"

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

When these had been pocketed , we could still spend a morning cracking open other pebbles for our delight in seeing how much prettier they were inside than their dull exteriors indicated .

Related terms

take

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[ noun ] an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
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[ noun ] (meteorology) a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

Synonyms

air_hole air_pocket

Related terms

atmospheric_phenomenon

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[ noun ] a hollow concave shape made by removing something

Synonyms

scoop

Related terms

concavity scoop

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[ noun ] a small isolated group of people

Examples

"they were concentrated in pockets inside the city" "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"

Related terms

people

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[ verb ] (criminal law) take unlawfully

Synonyms

bag

Related terms

steal

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[ noun ] (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins next behind it on the right or left

Examples

"the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"

Related terms

space bowling

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[ noun ] (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

Synonyms

pouch

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