pocket

pock·et

P0392700 (pŏk′ĭt)n.1. A small baglike attachment forming part of a garment and used to carry small articles, as a flat pouch sewn inside a pair of pants or a piece of material sewn on its sides and bottom to the outside of a shirt.2. A small sack or bag.3. A receptacle, cavity, or opening.4. Financial means; money supply: The cost of the trip must come out of your own pocket.5. a. A small cavity in the earth, especially one containing ore.b. A small body or accumulation of ore.6. A pouch in an animal body, such as the cheek pouch of a rodent or the abdominal pouch of a marsupial.7. Games One of the pouchlike receptacles at the corners and sides of a billiard or pool table.8. Sports The webbing attached to the head of a lacrosse stick, in which the ball is caught and held.9. Baseball The deepest part of a baseball glove, just below the web, where the ball is normally caught.10. Sports A racing position in which a contestant has no room to pass a group of contestants immediately to his or her front or side.11. a. A small, isolated, or protected area or group: pockets of dissatisfied voters.b. Football The area a few yards behind the line of scrimmage that blockers attempt to keep clear so that the quarterback can pass the ball.12. An air pocket.13. A bin for storing ore, grain, or other materials.adj.1. Suitable for or capable of being carried in one's pocket: a pocket handkerchief; a pocket edition of a dictionary.2. Small; miniature: a pocket backyard; a pocket museum.3. Designating the two cards that are dealt to a player face down in Texas hold'em: was holding pocket eights.tr.v. pock·et·ed, pock·et·ing, pock·ets 1. To place in a pocket: pocketed her key.2. To take possession of for oneself, especially dishonestly: pocketed the receipts from the charity dance.3. a. To accept or tolerate (an insult, for example).b. To conceal or suppress: I pocketed my pride and asked for a raise.4. To prevent (a bill) from becoming law by failing to sign until the adjournment of the legislature.5. Sports To hem in (a competitor) in a race.6. Games To hit (a ball) into a pocket of a pool or billiard table.Idioms: in (one's) pocket In one's power, influence, or possession: The defendant had the jury in his pocket. in pocket1. Having funds.2. Having gained or retained funds of a specified amount: was a hundred dollars in pocket after a day at the races. out of pocket1. Out of one's own resources: fees paid out of pocket.2. Without funds or assets: a traveler who was caught out of pocket.3. In a state of having experienced a loss, especially a financial one.

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[Middle English, pouch, small bag, from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of Old North French poke, bag, of Germanic origin.]

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pock′et·a·ble adj.pock′et·less adj.

pocket

(ˈpɒkɪt) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a small bag or pouch in a garment for carrying small articles, money, etc2. any bag or pouch or anything resembling this3. (Mining & Quarrying) a. a cavity or hollow in the earth, etc, such as one containing gold or other oreb. the ore in such a place4. a small enclosed or isolated area: a pocket of resistance. 5. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker any of the six holes with pouches or nets let into the corners and sides of a billiard table6. (General Sporting Terms) a position in a race in which a competitor is hemmed in7. (Australian Rules Football) Australian rules football a player in one of two side positions at the ends of the ground: back pocket; forward pocket. 8. South African a bag or sack of vegetables or fruit9. in one's pocket under one's control10. (Banking & Finance) in pocket having made a profit, as after a transaction11. (Rugby) in the pocket rugby (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt12. (Banking & Finance) out of pocket having made a loss, as after a transaction13. line one's pockets to make money, esp by dishonesty when in a position of trust14. (modifier) suitable for fitting in a pocket; small: a pocket edition. 15. (modifier) poker slang denoting a pair formed from the two private cards dealt to a player in a game of Texas hold 'em: pocket queens. vb (tr) , -ets, -eting or -eted16. to put into one's pocket17. to take surreptitiously or unlawfully; steal18. (usually passive) to enclose or confine in or as if in a pocket19. to receive (an insult, injury, etc) without retaliating20. to conceal or keep back (feelings): he pocketed his pride and accepted help. 21. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker to drive (a ball) into a pocket22. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US (esp of the President) to retain (a bill) without acting on it in order to prevent it from becoming law. See also pocket veto23. (General Sporting Terms) to hem in (an opponent), as in racing[C15: from Anglo-Norman poket a little bag, from poque bag, from Middle Dutch poke poke², bag; related to French poche pocket] ˈpocketable adj ˈpocketless adj

pock•et

(ˈpɒk ɪt)

n. 1. a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used esp. for carrying small articles. 2. means; financial resources: gifts to suit every pocket. 3. a bag or pouch. 4. any pouchlike receptacle, compartment, or cavity. 5. an isolated group, area, or element contrasted with a surrounding element or group: pockets of resistance. 6. a small, well-defined mass of ore, frequently isolated. 7. any of the pouches at the corners and sides of a pool table. 8. a position in which a competitor in a race is so hemmed in by others that his or her progress is impeded. 9. Football. the area from which a quarterback throws a pass, usu. a short distance behind the line of scrimmage and protected by a wall of blockers. 10. Bowling. the space between the headpin and the pin next behind to the left or right, taken as the target for a strike. 11. Baseball. the deepest part of a mitt or glove, roughly the center of the palm, where most balls are caught. 12. a recess, as in a wall, for receiving a sliding door, sash weights, etc. 13. air pocket. adj. 14. small enough for carrying in the pocket: a pocket calculator. 15. relatively small; small-scale: a pocket war. v.t. 16. to put into one's pocket: to pocket one's keys. 17. to take as one's own, often dishonestly; appropriate: to pocket public funds. 18. to endure without protest: to pocket an insult. 19. to conceal or suppress: to pocket one's pride. 20. to enclose; confine; hem in or as if in a pocket: The town was pocketed in a small valley. 21. to drive (a ball) into the pocket of a pool table. 22. to retain (a legislative bill) without action and thus prevent from becoming a law. Idioms: 1. in someone's pocket, completely under someone's influence. 2. line one's pockets, to profit, esp. at the expense of others. 3. out of pocket, having suffered a financial loss; poorer. [1250–1300; Middle English poket < Old North French (Picard) poquet (Old French pochet, pochette), diminutive of poque < Middle Dutch poke poke²; see -et]

Pocket

 a collection or small quantity, as of ore. See also layer.Examples: pocket of air; of clay crops, 1872; of earth; of gold, 1850; of hops, 1767; of nuggets of gold, 1896; of red soil, 1893; of water, 1852; of wool (half a sack), 1706.

pocket

Past participle: pocketed
Gerund: pocketing

Imperative
pocket
pocket

Present
I pocket
you pocket
he/she/it pockets
we pocket
you pocket
they pocket

Preterite
I pocketed
you pocketed
he/she/it pocketed
we pocketed
you pocketed
they pocketed

Present Continuous
I am pocketing
you are pocketing
he/she/it is pocketing
we are pocketing
you are pocketing
they are pocketing

Present Perfect
I have pocketed
you have pocketed
he/she/it has pocketed
we have pocketed
you have pocketed
they have pocketed

Past Continuous
I was pocketing
you were pocketing
he/she/it was pocketing
we were pocketing
you were pocketing
they were pocketing

Past Perfect
I had pocketed
you had pocketed
he/she/it had pocketed
we had pocketed
you had pocketed
they had pocketed

Future
I will pocket
you will pocket
he/she/it will pocket
we will pocket
you will pocket
they will pocket

Future Perfect
I will have pocketed
you will have pocketed
he/she/it will have pocketed
we will have pocketed
you will have pocketed
they will have pocketed

Future Continuous
I will be pocketing
you will be pocketing
he/she/it will be pocketing
we will be pocketing
you will be pocketing
they will be pocketing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pocketing
you have been pocketing
he/she/it has been pocketing
we have been pocketing
you have been pocketing
they have been pocketing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pocketing
you will have been pocketing
he/she/it will have been pocketing
we will have been pocketing
you will have been pocketing
they will have been pocketing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pocketing
you had been pocketing
he/she/it had been pocketing
we had been pocketing
you had been pocketing
they had been pocketing

Conditional
I would pocket
you would pocket
he/she/it would pocket
we would pocket
you would pocket
they would pocket

Past Conditional
I would have pocketed
you would have pocketed
he/she/it would have pocketed
we would have pocketed
you would have pocketed
they would have pocketed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pocket - a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articlesbreast pocket - a pocket inside of a man's coatgarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"hip pocket - a pocket in rear of trouserspatch pocket - a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garmentpocket flap - a flap that covers the access to a pocketpouch - a small or medium size container for holding or carrying thingsslash pocket - a pocket in a garment (usually below the waist) to which access is provided by a vertical or diagonal slit in the outside of the garmentvest pocket - a small pocket in a man's vest
	2.	pocket - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"sac, sack, pouchenclosed space, cavity - space that is surrounded by something
	3.	pocket - a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money
	4.	pocket - (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"bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving themspace - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
	5.	pocket - a hollow concave shape made by removing somethingscoopconcave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	6.	pocket - a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenlyair hole, air pocketatmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
	7.	pocket - 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"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
	8.	pocket - (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)pouchgastric mill, gizzard, ventriculus - thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding foodutricle, utriculus - a small pouch into which the semicircular canals openatrial auricle, auricle, auricula atrii - a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heartauricular appendage, auricular appendix, auricula - a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heartsac - a structure resembling a bag in an animalcheek pouch - a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)marsupium - an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckledscrotum - the external pouch that contains the testesanatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	9.	pocket - an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struckcorner pocket - a pocket at the corner of a billiard tablebilliard table, pool table, snooker table - game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is playedside pocket - a pocket on the side of a billiard tableopening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
Verb	1.	pocket - put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
	2.	pocket - take unlawfully bagsteal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

pocket

noun1. pouch, bag, sack, hollow, compartment, receptacle a canvas container with customised pockets for each tool2. budget, means, finances, resources There are PCs to suit every pocket.3. area, centre, island, district, patch, cluster There are a few remaining pockets of resistance in the city.adjective1. small, compact, miniature, portable, little, potted (informal), concise, pint-size(d) (informal), abridged a pocket dictionaryverb1. steal, take, lift (informal), appropriate, trouser (slang), knock off (slang), pilfer, purloin, filch, help yourself to, snaffle (Brit. informal) He pocketed a wallet from the bedside of a dead man.

pocket

nounA space in an otherwise solid mass:cavity, hole, hollow, vacuity, void.

Translations

衣袋金钱零用钱孤立的小块地区弹子球台四角的球袋

pocket

(ˈpokit) noun1. a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in. He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; (also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife. 衣袋 衣袋2. a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls. 撞球臺四角的球袋 弹子球台四角的球袋3. a small isolated area or group. a pocket of warm air. 孤立的小塊地區 孤立的小块地区4. (a person's) income or amount of money available for spending. a range of prices to suit every pocket. 金錢，零用錢 金钱，零用钱 verb1. to put in a pocket. He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball. 把...放入袋內 把...放入袋内2. to steal. Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver. 扒竊 扒窃ˈpocketful noun the amount contained by a pocket. a pocketful of coins. (指容量)一袋 （指容量）一袋 ˈpocket-book noun a wallet for holding papers. 錢包，皮夾子 钱包，皮夹子 ˈpocket-money noun money for personal use, especially a child's regular allowance. He gets $2 a week pocket-money. 零用錢 零用钱ˈpocket-size(d) adjective small enough to carry in one's pocket. a pocket-size(d) dictionary. 袖珍型的 袖珍型的

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