What is the meaning of pocket?

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noun

  • A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.
  • An enclosed space.
    • usage: "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
  • A supply of money.
    • usage: "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
  • Bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left. (
    • usage: "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
  • A hollow concave shape made by removing something.
  • A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly.
  • A small isolated group of people.
    • usage: "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "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. ()
  • An opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck.

verb

  • Put in one's pocket.
    • usage: "He pocketed the change"
  • Take unlawfully.
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