POCKET

/ˈpɒkɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 16

Definition

  1. verb put in one's pocket.
  2. verb take unlawfully. — synonyms: bag
  3. noun a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.
  4. noun an enclosed space. — synonyms: pouch, sac, sack
  5. noun a supply of money.
  6. noun (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left.
  7. noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something. — synonyms: scoop
  8. noun a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly. — synonyms: air_pocket, air_hole
  9. noun a small isolated group of people.
  10. noun (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican). — synonyms: pouch
  11. noun an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck.

Examples

  • “I paid for it out of my own pocket.”
  • “The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.”
  • “Record executives pocketed most of the young singer's earnings.”

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