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Pocket

noun

A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.

An enclosed space. Synonyms: pouch, sac, sack.

A supply of money.

(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left.

A hollow concave shape made by removing something. Synonym: scoop.

A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly. Synonyms: air hole, air pocket.

A small isolated group of people. "The battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"

(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican). Synonym: pouch.

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

verb

(past & past part. pocketed; pres. part. pocketing)

Put in one's pocket.

Take unlawfully. Synonym: bag.

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"Pocket" Quotes from Famous Books

... little recovered, John placed her in a little chair by the kitchen fire, and he took his blue pocket-handkerchief and tied Lucy and Henry to the ...

— The Fairchild Family • Mary Martha Sherwood

... unformed impulsive child, who was such a pet in their household, but seemed far too babyish and unmethodical to be recommended for any situation; yet remembering her mother's straitened circumstances, and that the girl probably wanted some pocket-money, she listened sympathetically, and promised to turn it over in ...

— Bluebell - A Novel • Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

... smother himself in a night like this!" was his remark. The truth was that, though his hands and head were burning, North's teeth chattered with cold. Perhaps this was the reason why, when landed and out of eyeshot of the crew, he produced a pocket-flask of rum and eagerly drank. The spirit gave him courage for the ordeal to which he had condemned himself; and with steadied step, he reached the door of the old prison. To his ...

— For the Term of His Natural Life • Marcus Clarke

... capture. Hearing John's whistle. Firing the gun. The surprise of the natives. Rendered unconscious. He recovers. Sees his gun and glasses in the hands of the natives. Discovers that his revolver is still in his pocket. The natives see him trying to discover the time by his watch. The fight of the savages for the watch. George's determination to escape. The natives discover the revolver. He surprises the natives ...

— The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands • Roger Thompson Finlay

... even now being scattered broadcast over the world with Napoleon as its hero. His love of books combined with his fondness for military life was never more beautifully expressed than when he wrote to his mother: "With my sword at my side and my Homer in my pocket, I hope to carve ...

— Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica • John Kendrick Bangs

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