noun
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
noun
an enclosed space
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Examples
- the trapped miners found a pocket of air
noun
a supply of money
Examples
- they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets
noun
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
Examples
- the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike
noun
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
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noun
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
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air pocket
air hole
noun
a small isolated group of people
Examples
- they were concentrated in pockets inside the city
- the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance
noun
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
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noun
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
Examples
- He pocketed the change
verb
take unlawfully
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