Sekirov Dictionary

pocket

UK /ˈpɒk.ɪt/US /ˈpɑ.kɪt/

noun21

  1. a part of someone's clothes, shaped like a little bag, where they can carry small things
  2. A strip of canvas sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
  3. A person's financial resources.
  4. An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
  5. (Australia) An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
  6. An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
  7. A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
  8. A small, isolated group or area.
  9. 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.
  10. The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.
  11. The pouch of an animal.
  12. The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.
  13. The ideal point where the pins are hit by the bowling ball.
  14. A state achieved with steady, enjoyable drumming.
  15. A small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the two.
  16. 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.
  17. A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, etc.
  18. A socket for receiving the base of a post, stake, etc.
  19. The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.
  20. A bight on a lee shore.
  21. A large bag or sack formerly used for packing various articles, such as ginger, hops, or cowries; the pocket of wool held about 168 pounds.

verb4

  1. To put (something) into a pocket.
  2. To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own).
  3. To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
  4. (informal, old-fashioned) To put up with; to bear without complaint.

adjective3

  1. Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
  2. Smaller or more compact than usual.
  3. Belonging to the two initial hole cards.
forms

pocketed · pocketted · pocketing · pocketting · pockets

Phrases with pocket

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