pocket meaning and definition

POCKET noun

Definition of pocket (noun)

1. a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
2. an enclosed space
   • "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
   • synonyms: pouch, sac, sack
3. a supply of money
   • "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
4. (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"
5. a hollow concave shape made by removing something
   • synonyms: scoop
6. a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
   • synonyms: air hole, air pocket
7. 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"
8. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
   • synonyms: pouch
9. an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

POCKET verb

Definition of pocket (verb)

1. put in one's pocket
   • "He pocketed the change"
2. take unlawfully
   • synonyms: bag