pocket
pocket definition
pocket (päk′it)
noun
- Archaic a sack, esp. when used to measure something
- a little bag or pouch, now usually sewn into or on clothing, for carrying money and small articles
- any usually small container, compartment, enclosure, etc.
- a cavity that holds or can hold something
- a small area or group of a specified type a pocket of poverty
- a confining or frustrating situation
- financial resources; funds; means a drain on one's pocket
- a position of being hemmed in by other contestants so as to be held back
- Aeron. air pocket
- ☆ Baseball a hollow in a baseball mitt where the ball can be securely caught and held
- Bowling the space between two pins, esp. the head pin and the pin next to it
- Football the protected area behind the offensive line, from which the quarterback passes the ball
- Geol.
- a cavity filled with ore, oil, gas, or water
- a small deposit of ore
- Pool any of the pouches at the sides and corners of a billiard or pool table
- Zool. a sac or pouch in an animal's body
Etymology: ME poket < Anglo-Fr pokete, for MFr dial. poquette, dim. of poque, poche: see poach
adjective
- that is or can be carried in a pocket
- smaller than standard
- not widespread; contained; isolated pocket resistance
transitive verb
- to put into a pocket
- to provide with a pocket or pockets
- to envelop; enclose
- to take dishonestly; appropriate (money, profits, etc.) for one's own use
- to put up with (an insult, gibe, etc.) without answering or showing anger
- to hide, suppress, or set aside pocket one's pride
- ☆ Politics to prevent passage of (a bill) by the pocket veto
pocket Idioms
in someone's pocket
completely under someone's influence
in pocket
gained or available
out of pocket
- from money at hand
- having a loss
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