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pocket noun 1 an extra piece sewn into or on to a garment to form a pouch for carrying things in. 2 any container similarly fitted or attached. 3 as adj & in compounds small enough to be carried in a pocket; smaller than standard • pocketbook. Also pocket-size. 4 one's financial resources • well beyond my pocket. 5 a rock cavity filled with ore. 6 in conditions of air turbulence: a place in the atmosphere where the air pressure drops or rises abruptly. 7 an isolated patch or area of something • pockets of unemployment. 8 billiards, etc any of the holes, with nets or pouches beneath them, situated around the edges of the table and into which balls are potted. verb (pocketed, pocketing) 1 to put in one's pocket. 2 colloq to take something dishonestly; to steal it • He pocketed the cash when he was alone in the office. 3 billiards, etc to drive (a ball) into a pocket. 4 to swallow or suppress (one's pride), eg to make a humble request. in one another's pocket said of two people: in close intimacy with, or dependence on, one another. in or out of pocket having gained, or lost, money on a transaction. in someone's pocket influenced or controlled by them. out-of-pocket expenses those incurred on behalf of an employer. line one's pockets see under line¹. put one's hand in one's pocket to be willing to contribute money.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from French poquet, diminutive of poque, from Dutch poke pocket.

pocket noun 1 an extra piece sewn into or on to a garment to form a pouch for carrying things in. 2 any container similarly fitted or attached. 3 as adj & in compounds small enough to be carried in a pocket; smaller than standard • pocketbook. Also pocket-size. 4 one's financial resources • well beyond my pocket. 5 a rock cavity filled with ore. 6 in conditions of air turbulence: a place in the atmosphere where the air pressure drops or rises abruptly. 7 an isolated patch or area of something • pockets of unemployment. 8 billiards, etc any of the holes, with nets or pouches beneath them, situated around the edges of the table and into which balls are potted. verb (pocketed, pocketing) 1 to put in one's pocket. 2 colloq to take something dishonestly; to steal it • He pocketed the cash when he was alone in the office. 3 billiards, etc to drive (a ball) into a pocket. 4 to swallow or suppress (one's pride), eg to make a humble request. in one another's pocket said of two people: in close intimacy with, or dependence on, one another. in or out of pocket having gained, or lost, money on a transaction. in someone's pocket influenced or controlled by them. out-of-pocket expenses those incurred on behalf of an employer. line one's pockets see under line¹. put one's hand in one's pocket to be willing to contribute money.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from French poquet, diminutive of poque, from Dutch poke pocket.

pocket noun 1 an extra piece sewn into or on to a garment to form a pouch for carrying things in. 2 any container similarly fitted or attached. 3 as adj & in compounds small enough to be carried in a pocket; smaller than standard • pocketbook. Also pocket-size. 4 one's financial resources • well beyond my pocket. 5 a rock cavity filled with ore. 6 in conditions of air turbulence: a place in the atmosphere where the air pressure drops or rises abruptly. 7 an isolated patch or area of something • pockets of unemployment. 8 billiards, etc any of the holes, with nets or pouches beneath them, situated around the edges of the table and into which balls are potted. verb (pocketed, pocketing) 1 to put in one's pocket. 2 colloq to take something dishonestly; to steal it • He pocketed the cash when he was alone in the office. 3 billiards, etc to drive (a ball) into a pocket. 4 to swallow or suppress (one's pride), eg to make a humble request. in one another's pocket said of two people: in close intimacy with, or dependence on, one another. in or out of pocket having gained, or lost, money on a transaction. in someone's pocket influenced or controlled by them. out-of-pocket expenses those incurred on behalf of an employer. line one's pockets see under line¹. put one's hand in one's pocket to be willing to contribute money.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from French poquet, diminutive of poque, from Dutch poke pocket.