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Type Words
Synonyms pouch, sac, sack
Type of cavity, enclosed space


the trapped miners found a pocket of air.
Type Words
Synonyms bag
Type of steal, rip off, rip
Type Words
Synonyms pouch
Type of sac
Has types auricular appendage, atrial auricle, auricle, auricula, auricula atrii, auricular appendix, cheek pouch, gastric mill, gizzard, marsupium, scrotum, utricle, utriculus, ventriculus
Type Words
Synonyms air hole, air pocket
Type of atmospheric phenomenon
Type Words
Synonyms scoop
Type of concavity, incurvature, incurvation, concave shape
Type Words
Type of gap, opening
Has types side pocket, corner pocket
Type Words
Type of people


they were concentrated in pockets inside the city.
the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance.
Type Words
Type of pouch
Has types slash pocket, breast pocket, hip pocket, patch pocket, vest pocket
Type Words
Type of finances, cash in hand, pecuniary resource, monetary resource, funds


they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets.
Type Words
Type of space


the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike.
Type Words
Type of take


He pocketed the change.

Examples of pocket

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He indicated he had a weapon in his pocket and demanded prescription medication.
From the tennessean.com
Food, office supplies, money, hats, gloves, scarves, pocket-size hand sanitizer.
From the kansas.com
He slowly pulls a small Bible from the pocket of his paint-spattered sweatshirt.
From the sfgate.com
That doesn't include $5.3 million Johnson gave his campaign from his own pocket.
From the sacbee.com
Fold over the parchment to create a pocket and trim paper to make a heart shape.
From the time.com
For people over-stuffed with money it's pocket money thrown to the hungry bears.
From the forbes.com
Apparently, bin Laden kept Atwan's business card tucked away in his toga pocket.
From the infowars.com
He'd got into the ground all right, then put his ticket back in his coat pocket.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He has in his pocket a letter of capitulation sent from a north London postcode.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
  • Put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"
  • Pouch: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
  • Take unlawfully
  • A supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
  • (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"
  • A pocket is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle either fastened to or inserted in an article of clothing to hold small items. Pockets may also be attached to luggage, backpacks, and similar items. In older usage, a pocket was a separate small bag or pouch.Picken (1957), p. 258
  • In military terms, a salient is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory. Therefore, the salient is surrounded by the enemy on three sides, making the troops occupying the salient vulnerable. ...
  • Pocket is the remixer/producer alias for Richard Jankovich. Since 2005, he has released many "pocket mixes" for artists like Joanna Newsom, Beck, Kristin Hersh, Antony and The Johnsons, Radiohead, Cat Power, Of Montreal and more.