Meaning of 'pocket'

noun

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

Example: "My trousers had four pockets – two at the front and two at the back."

noun

an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

Example: "I sunk three balls in the far-right pocket."

noun

in anatomy, a saclike structure in animals, for example marsupials, gophers, or pelicans

Example: "Pelicans can fit fish into their pockets."

Synonyms: pouch

noun

a small isolated group of people

Example: "They were concentrated in pockets inside the city."

noun

a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

Example: "The passengers screamed when the plane hit a pocket."

Synonyms: air hole

noun

a supply of money

Example: "They dipped into the taxpayers' pockets."

noun

a hollow concave shape made by removing something

Example: "I made a pocket in the mashed potato, into which I poured gravy."

Synonyms: scoop

noun

in bowling, the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

Example: "The ball hit the pocket and gave them a perfect strike."

noun

an enclosed space

Example: "The trapped miners found a pocket of air."

Synonyms: sack

verb

to put in one's pocket

Example: "I pocketed the change."

verb

to take unlawfully

Example: "I pocketed the ring and ran out of the store."

Synonyms: bag