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The definition of pocket
20 Definitions of: pocket
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- noun, a small bag or pouch in a garment for carrying small articles, money, etc
- noun, any bag or pouch or anything resembling this
- noun, a) a cavity or hollow in the earth, etc, such as one containing gold or other ore b) the ore in such a place
- noun, a small enclosed or isolated area
- noun, billiards snooker any of the six holes with pouches or nets let into the corners and sides of a billiard table
- noun, a position in a race in which a competitor is hemmed in
- noun, Australian rules football a player in one of two side positions at the ends of the ground
- noun, a bag or sack of vegetables or fruit
- noun, in one's pocket under one's control
- noun, in or out of pocket having made a profit or loss, as after a transaction
- noun, line one's pockets to make money, esp by dishonesty when in a position of trust
- noun, suitable for fitting in a pocket; small
- verb, to put into one's pocket
- verb, to take surreptitiously or unlawfully; steal
- verb, to enclose or confine in or as if in a pocket
- verb, to receive (an insult, injury, etc) without retaliating
- verb, to conceal or keep back (feelings)
- verb, billiards snooker to drive (a ball) into a pocket
- verb, (esp of the President) to retain (a bill) without acting on it in order to prevent it from becoming law
- verb, to hem in (an opponent), as in racing
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| Synonyms: | filch, pouch, bag, sack, hollow, compartment, receptacle, steal, take, lift (informal) | And more... |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of pocket