/ˈpɒkɪt/
/ˈpɑːkɪt/
Idioms 
enlarge imagea small piece of material like a small bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing so that you can carry things in it- a jacket/coat/shirt/trouser pocket
- a back/a hip/an inside pocket
- in/into a pocket I put the note in my pocket.
- The three of us stood there, hands in pockets, and waited.
- She reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone.
- out of/from a pocket Take your hands out of your pockets!
- Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets).
- a pocket dictionary (= one that is small enough to fit in your pocket)
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2- He stood there, hands in pockets.
- He went through all his pockets looking for his key.
- I fished the list out of my pocket.
- My cell phone rang and I patted my pockets looking for it.
- My pockets were bulging with loose change.
- My wallet was in the back pocket of my jeans.
- She stuffed the money into her pocket and walked out.
- The security guard made them empty their pockets.
- We filled our pockets with apples.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bulging
- deep
- zip
- …
- check
- feel in
- fish in
- …
- bulge
- lining
- in the/your pocket
- out of the/your pocket
- hands in pockets
- with your hands in your pockets
- the lining of a pocket
- …
- a small bag or container fastened to something so that you can put things in it, for example, in a car door or in a bag
- Information about safety procedures is in the pocket in front of you (= on a plane).
- Forged passports were found in a secret pocket in the suitcase.
- a 20 litre rucksack with a pocket for a water bottle and map
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bulging
- deep
- zip
- …
- check
- feel in
- fish in
- …
- bulge
- lining
- in the/your pocket
- out of the/your pocket
- hands in pockets
- with your hands in your pockets
- the lining of a pocket
- …
- [usually singular] used to talk about the amount of money that you have to spend
- We have holidays to suit every pocket.
- He had no intention of paying for the meal out of his own pocket.
- The libel case was a huge drain on her pocket.
- tourists with bulging pockets
- a small group or area that is different from everyone or everything around it
- There are still a few isolated pockets of resistance to the new regime.
- The country has large pockets of unemployment.
- a pocket of air
- Geologists have found a few remaining pockets of iron ore.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- isolated
- …
- a pocket of resistance
- any of the holes or nets around the edges of the table used in the games of billiards, pool or snooker, which you have to hit the ball intoTopics Sports: other sportsc2
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in clothing
small container
money
small group/area
in billiards, etc.
Word OriginMiddle 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 cent.
Idioms
be/live in each other’s pockets
- (British English) if two people are or live in each other’s pockets, they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other
be in somebody’s pocket
- to be controlled or strongly influenced by somebody
burn a hole in your pocket
- if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you have it
dip into your pocket
- (informal) to spend some of your own money on something
- She was forced to dip into her own pocket to pay for the repairs.
have somebody in your pocket
- to have influence or power over somebody, for example, a police officer or a politician, especially by threatening them or by offering them money
have something in your pocket
- to be certain to win somethingTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
in/out of pocket
- (especially British English) having gained/lost money as a result of something
- We're in pocket on that deal.
- That one mistake left him thousands of pounds out of pocket.
line your (own)/somebody’s pockets
- to get richer or make somebody richer, especially by taking unfair advantage of a situation or by being dishonest
- Health services are lining the drug companies’ pockets, according to the report.
pick somebody’s pocket
- to steal something from somebody’s pocket without them noticing
- The back pocket on a pair of jeans is the easiest one to pick.
put your hand in your pocket
- (British English) to spend money or give it to somebody
- I've heard he doesn't like putting his hand in his pocket.