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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pock•et /ˈpɑkɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga shaped piece of fabric attached to a garment and forming a pouch, used esp. for carrying small articles:He had a hole in his pocket and lost a few coins.
- means;
financial resources:His empty pockets won't succeed with her. - any pouchlike compartment or receptacle.
- a group or element that is different from whatever surrounds it:fighting against the few remaining pockets of resistance.
- Gamesany of the openings at the corners and sides of a pool table.
- Sport[Football.]the protected area from which a quarterback throws a pass.
- [Bowling.]the space between the headpin and the pin next behind to the left or right, taken as the target for a strike.
- Sport[Baseball.]the deepest part of a mitt or glove, in which most balls are caught.
adj. [before a noun] - small enough for carrying in the pocket:a pocket calculator.
- small;
smaller than usual:a pocket battleship. v. [~ + object] - to put into one's pocket:He pocketed his keys and headed for the car.
- to take as one's own, often dishonestly;
appropriate:to pocket public funds. Idioms- Idioms in someone's pocket, completely under someone's influence:completely in the president's pocket.
- Idioms line one's pockets, to profit, esp. at the expense of others:He was lining his pockets with campaign money.
- Idioms out of pocket:
- having suffered a financial loss;
poorer. - from one's own financial resources:a lot of out-of-pocket expenses (= not paid for or reimbursed by insurance) during that hospital stay.
pock•et•ful, n. [countable], pl. -fuls. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pock•et (pok′it),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used esp. for carrying small articles.
- a bag or pouch.
- means;
financial resources:a selection of gifts to fit every pocket. - any pouchlike receptacle, compartment, hollow, or cavity.
- an envelope, receptacle, etc., usually of heavy paper and open at one end, used for storing or preserving photographs, stamps, phonograph records, etc.:Each album has 12 pockets.
- Buildinga recess, as in a wall, for receiving a sliding door, sash weights, etc.
- any isolated group, area, element, etc., contrasted, as in status or condition, with a surrounding element or group:pockets of resistance; a pocket of poverty in the central city.
- Mining
- a small orebody or mass of ore, frequently isolated.
- a bin for ore or rock storage.
- a raise or small slope fitted with chute gates.
- Games[Billiards, Pool.]any of the pouches or bags at the corners and sides of the table.
- a position in which a competitor in a race is so hemmed in by others that his or her progress is impeded.
- Sport[Football.]the area from which a quarterback throws a pass, usually a short distance behind the line of scrimmage and protected by a wall of blockers.
- [Bowling.]the space between the headpin and the pin next behind to the left or right, taken as the target for a strike.
- Sport[Baseball.]the deepest part of a mitt or glove, roughly in the area around the center of the palm, where most balls are caught.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa holder consisting of a strip of sailcloth sewed to a sail, and containing a thin wooden batten that stiffens the leech of the sail.
- Anatomyany saclike cavity in the body:a pus pocket.
- Show BusinessSee stage pocket.
- Weights and Measuresan English unit of weight for hops equivalent to 168 pounds (76.4 kg).
- Idioms in one's pocket, in one's possession;
under one's influence:He has the audience in his pocket. - Idioms line one's pockets, to profit, esp. at the expense of others:While millions were fighting and dying, the profiteers were lining their pockets.
- Idioms out of pocket, having suffered a financial loss;
poorer:He had made unwise land purchases, and found himself several thousand dollars out of pocket. adj. - small enough or suitable for carrying in the pocket:a pocket watch.
- relatively small;
smaller than usual:a pocket war; a pocket country. v.t. - to put into one's pocket:to pocket one's keys.
- to take possession of as one's own, often dishonestly:to pocket public funds.
- to submit to or endure without protest or open resentment:to pocket an insult.
- to conceal or suppress:to pocket one's pride.
- to enclose or confine in or as if in a pocket:The town was pocketed in a small valley.
- Games[Billiards, Pool.]to drive (a ball) into a pocket.
- Governmentpocket-veto.
- to hem in (a contestant) so as to impede progress, as in racing.
- Middle Dutch poke poke2; see -et
- Old North French (Picard) poquet (Old French pochet, pochette), diminutive of poque
- Middle English poket 1250–1300
pock′et•less, adj. pock′et•like′, adj. - 24.See corresponding entry in Unabridged steal, pilfer, appropriate, filch.
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