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   pocket

   /ˈpɒkɪt/

   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 or car door: "the pack has two main compartments and four pockets" Similar compartmentpouchreceptaclesackcavity
   • ▪ a narrow sack in which agricultural produce is sold, used as a measure for trading: South African "consumers are paying the same for 10 kg pockets of potatoes as they paid for 15 kg pockets last year"
   • ▪ an opening at the corner or on the side of the table into which balls are struck.
   • ▪ a person's financial resources: informal "the food was all priced to suit the hard-up airman's pocket" Similar meansbudgetresourcesfinancial resourcesfinancesfundsmoneycapitalassetswherewithalpocketbook
   • 2. a small patch of something: "some of the gardens still had pockets of dirty snow in them" Similar areapatchsmall areaisolated areadistrictregionislandclustercentre
   • ▪ a small, isolated group or area: "there were pockets of disaffection in parts of the country" Similar areapatchsmall areaisolated areadistrictregionislandclustercentre
   • ▪ a cavity in a rock or stratum filled with ore or other material.

   adjective

   • 1. of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket: "a pocket German 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 of fund-raisers"
   • ▪ 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 pitta bread"
   • ▪ suppress (one's feelings) and proceed despite them: "they were prepared to pocket their pride"

   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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   What is a pocket used for?

   • 1. A pocket is a kind of small bag which forms part of a piece of clothing, and which is used for carrying small things such as money or a handkerchief. [...] 2. You can use pocket in a lot of different ways to refer to money that people have, get, or spend.

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   What does pocket mean?

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   How do you use pocket in a sentence?

   • You can use pocket in a lot of different ways to refer to money that people have, get, or spend. For example, if someone gives or pays a lot of money, you can say that they dig deep into their pocket. If you approve of something because it is very cheap to buy, you can say that it suits people's pockets. [...] 3.

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   What is a pocket protector?

   • A pocket is a kind of pouch that's sewn into your clothes. If you are worried about your ink pen leaking in your shirt pocket, then you might spring for a pocket protector. Nice look! You can keep things like your keys in a pocket, or you can use your pockets to keep your hands warm.

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   What does pouch mean?

   • (ˈpɒk ɪt) n. 1. a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used esp. for carrying small articles. 2. means; financial resources: gifts to suit every pocket. 3. a bag or pouch. 4. any pouchlike receptacle, compartment, or cavity.

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   What is a pocket in a pool game?

   • In the game of pool, the pockets are the holes around the edge of the table into which the balls are hit. It remained a pocket of poverty within a generally affluent area. He pocketed his change. fig. Some sold nonexistent land and pocketed all the cash. come from/out of sb's pocket The cost of fixing flaws comes out of the contractor's pocket.

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   A pocket is a kind of pouch that's sewn into your clothes. If you are worried about your ink pen leaking in your shirt pocket, then you might spring for a pocket protector. Nice look! You can keep things like your keys in a pocket, or you can use your pockets to keep your hands warm.