What does pocket mean?
Definitions for pocket
ˈpɒk ɪtpock·et
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pocket.
Princeton's WordNet
pocketnoun
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
pouch, sac, sack, pocketnoun
an enclosed space
"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
pocketnoun
a supply of money
"they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
pocketnoun
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
"the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
scoop, pocketnoun
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
air pocket, pocket, air holenoun
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
pocketnoun
a small isolated group of people
"they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"
pouch, pocketnoun
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
pocketverb
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
pocketverb
put in one's pocket
"He pocketed the change"
pocket, bagverb
take unlawfully
GCIDE
Pocketnoun
An isolated group or area which has properties in contrast to the surrounding area; as, a pocket of poverty in an affluent region; pockets of resistance in a conquered territory; a pocket of unemployment in a booming ecomony.
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
(Football) The area from which a quarterback throws a pass, behind the line of scrimmage, delineated by the defensive players of his own team who protect him from attacking opponents; as, he had ample time in the pocket to choose an open receiver.
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
(Baseball) The part of a baseball glove covering the palm of the wearer's hand.
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
(Bowling) the space between the head pin and one of the pins in the second row, considered as the optimal point at which to aim the bowling ball in order to get a strike.
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
Any hollow place suggestive of a pocket in form or use; specif.: (a) A bin for storing coal, grain, etc. (b) A socket for receiving the foot of a post, stake, etc. (c) A bight on a lee shore. (d) a small cavity in the body, especially one abnormally filled with a fluid; as, a pocket of pus. (e) (Dentistry) a small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the gum from the tooth.
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Wiktionary
pocketnoun
A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketnoun
An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketnoun
An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketnoun
An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river (Australian English)
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketnoun
The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketnoun
The region directly behind the offensive line in which the quarterback executes plays.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketnoun
An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketverb
To put (something) into a pocket.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketverb
To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketverb
To take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketverb
To shoplift, to steal.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketadjective
Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
pocket dictionary
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketadjective
Smaller or more compact than usual.
pocket battleship
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
pocketadjective
Referring to the two initial hole cards.
A pocket pair of kings.
Etymology: From pocket, from poket, diminutive of poque, poke, of origin, from *, from puk-, from buk-. Cognate with poke, Pfoch, pocca, pohha, poki. See also Modern pochette.
Webster Dictionary
Pocketnoun
a bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
one of several bags attached to a billiard table, into which the balls are driven
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
a large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
a hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
a cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
a hole containing water
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
a strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketnoun
same as Pouch
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketverb
to put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the change
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Pocketverb
to take clandestinely or fraudulently
Etymology: [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
Freebase
Pocket
A pocket is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle either fastened to or inserted in an article of clothing to hold small items. Pockets may also be attached to luggage, backpacks, and similar items. In older usage, a pocket was a separate small bag or pouch.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pocket
pok′et, n. a little pouch or bag, esp. one attached to a dress or to a billiard table: any cavity in which anything can lie: in mining, an irregular cavity filled with veinstone and ore: money, as being carried in the pocket: a bag of wool, &c., containing about 168 lb.—v.t. to put in the pocket: to take stealthily: to conceal:—pr.p. pock′eting; pa.t. and pa.p. pock′eted.—ns. Pock′et-book, a note-book: a book for holding papers or money carried in the pocket: a book for frequent perusal, to be carried in the pocket; Pock′et-bor′ough (see Borough); Pock′et-cloth, a pocket-handkerchief; Pock′etful, as much as a pocket will hold; Pock′et-glass, a small looking-glass for the pocket; Pock′et-hand′kerchief, a handkerchief carried in the pocket; Pock′et-hole, the opening into a pocket; Pock′et-knife, a knife with one or more blades folding into the handle for carrying in the pocket; Pock′et-mon′ey, money carried for occasional expenses; Pock′et-pick′ing, act or practice of picking the pocket; Pock′et-pis′tol, a pistol carried in the pocket: a small travelling flask for liquor.—Pocket an insult, affront, &c., to submit to or put up with it; Pocket edition, a small portable edition of a standard book.—In pocket, in possession of money; Out of pocket, to lose money by a transaction; Pick a person's pocket, to steal from his pocket. [Fr. pochette, dim. of poche, pouch.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
pocket
The seat of the human soul.
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pocket
A commercial quantity of wool, containing half a sack. Also, the frog of a belt.
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Rank popularity for the word 'pocket' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3016
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pocket' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1951
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pocket' in Nouns Frequency: #896
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pocket in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pocket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of pocket in a Sentence
There is no place worth going outside home without bulging money in the pocket.
It’s always there, something I kind of have in my back pocket, i wanted maybe to throw a little harder, but they told me not to.
What shape we’d be in as a nation if we didn’t have you doing the job, we expect you to do everything. We expect you to be constitutional scholars. We expect you to have instantaneous reactions to a crisis without making any mistake or without knowing what’s behind that door or what’s in that guy’s pocket.
I wish for you the courage to be unpopular. Popularity is history's pocket change. Courage is history's true currency.
We are trying to build an augmented memory, who you are with, where you met them, when you met them, without even taking your phone out of your pocket. The contact sharing element is a function of what lets you stay in touch, it is not the primary purpose.
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- جيبArabic
- cibAzerbaijani
- кеҫәBashkir
- кішэ́ньBelarusian
- джобBulgarian
- tronera, butxacaCatalan, Valencian
- kapsa, kapesníCzech
- lommeDanish
- TascheGerman
- τρύπα, βάζω, θύλακας, βαλάντιο, τσέπη, τσεπώνωGreek
- poŝoEsperanto
- bolsillo, tronera, bolsa, embolsarSpanish
- tasku, tasku-Estonian
- جیبPersian
- pussittaa, tasku, taskukokoinen, pussi, mottiFinnish
- de poche, poche, empocherFrench
- pòcaid-achlais, pòca, pòcaid-bhroillich, pòcaidScottish Gaelic
- כיסHebrew
- जेबHindi
- pòchHaitian Creole
- zsebHungarian
- գրպան, գրպանել, [[գրպանը]] [[դնել]], գնդապարկArmenian
- saku, kocekIndonesian
- sacca, tascabile, tasca, bucaItalian
- 懐中, ポケットJapanese
- ჯიბეGeorgian
- 포켓, 호주머니Korean
- گیرفانKurdish
- sinumLatin
- kišenėLithuanian
- kabata, ķešaLatvian
- џебен, џебMacedonian
- പോക്കറ്റ്, കീശ, മടിശ്ശീലMalayalam
- халаасMongolian
- saku, poketMalay
- lommeNorwegian
- zakDutch
- lommeNorwegian Nynorsk
- azaʼazisNavajo, Navaho
- kieszeń, kieszonkowyPolish
- bolsão, caçapa, encaçapar, de bolso, bolsoPortuguese
- прикарманить, прикарманивать, карманный, луза, карманRussian
- џеп, džepSerbo-Croatian
- vreckoSlovak
- žepSlovene
- sänka, fickaSwedish
- cep, cebe düşürmek, delik, cebe indirmekTurkish
- кишеняUkrainian
- جیبUrdu
- טאַש, קעשענעYiddish
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