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   Pock·et

   /ˈpäkət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles: "she fished for her door key in her coat pocket"
   • ▪ a flexible compartment providing separate storage space, for example in a suitcase: "the pack has two main compartments and four pockets" Similar compartmentpouchreceptaclesackcavity
   • ▪ an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which balls are struck.
   • ▪ a person or organization's financial resources: informal "the food was all priced to suit the hard-up airman's pocket" Similar meansbudgetresourcesfinancial resourcesfinancesfundsmoneycapitalassetswherewithalpocketbook
   • ▪ the hollow in the center of a baseball glove or mitt where the ball can best be caught.
   • 2. a small patch of something: "some of the gardens still had pockets of dirty snow in them" Similar areapatchsmall areaisolated areadistrictregionislandclustercenter
   • ▪ a small, isolated group or area: "there were pockets of disaffection in parts of the country" Similar areapatchsmall areaisolated areadistrictregionislandclustercenter
   • ▪ the protected area behind the offensive line from which the quarterback throws passes.
   • ▪ (in bowling) the space between the head pin and the pin immediately behind it on the left or right.
   • ▪ a cavity in a rock or stratum filled with ore or other distinctive component.
   • ▪ an air pocket.

   adjective

   • 1. of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket: "a pocket dictionary"
   • ▪ on a small scale: "a 6,000-acre pocket paradise"

   verb

   • 1. put into one's pocket: "she watched him lock up and pocket the key"
   • ▪ take or receive (money or other valuables) for oneself, especially dishonestly: "local politicians were found to have been pocketing the proceeds"
   • ▪ drive (a ball) into a pocket: "he pocketed the 8-ball on the break for a victory in the title game"
   • ▪ enclose as though in a pocket: "the fillings can be pocketed in a pita bread"
   • ▪ suppress (one's feelings) and proceed despite them: "they were prepared to pocket their pride"
   • ▪ block passage of (a bill) by a pocket veto.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman French poket(e), diminutive of poke ‘pouch’. The verb dates from the late 16th century Compare with poke2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pocketable adjective
   • 2. pocketful noun
   • 3. pocketless adjective

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