pocket

Nouns

• (n) a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
• (n) an enclosed space
  • the trapped miners found a pocket of air
  sac, pouch, sack,
• (n) a supply of money
  • they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets
• (n) (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
• (n) a hollow concave shape made by removing something scoop,
• (n) a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly air hole, air pocket,
• (n) 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
• (n) (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) pouch,
• (n) an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

Verbs

• (v) put in one's pocket
  • He pocketed the change
• (v) take unlawfully bag,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity