pocket

[US]/ˈpɒkɪt/
[UK]/ˈpɑːkɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small bag or pouch in a garment for carrying small articles, money, etc.
vt. to conceal or keep out of sight; withstand; put into one's pocket
vi. to become formed into a pocket
adj. small in size or amount; monetary.

Phrases & Collocations

deep pocket

front pocket

empty pocket

zippered pocket

in the pocket

pocket money

back pocket

pocket pc

coat pocket

out of pocket

pocket watch

pocket book

in pocket

pocket knife

air pocket

breast pocket

pocket flap

line one's pockets

zipper pocket

door pocket

side pocket

pocket calculator

filter pocket

Example Sentences

a pocket handkerchief; a pocket edition of a dictionary.

a pocket backyard; a pocket museum.

a pocket in the suitcase for incidentals.

a pocket German dictionary.

My pocket was picked.

just below the pocket was a stain.

their pockets full of dinero.

the worn pockets on a jacket.

He bought a pocket dictionary.

the back pocket of his jeans.

pockets of manganese in the rock;

pockets of unemployment in an otherwise affluent society.

pockets bulging with loose change.

pockets of orange-peel skin.

they were prepared to pocket their pride.

Real-world Examples

And he tucked me into his coat pocket.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Your boss, she must have very deep pockets.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

There were isolated pockets of men in big underground forts.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

The tickets are in my coat pocket.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

I found this inside his trouser pockets.

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

Uh, hang on. Empty your pockets. Why?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 6

Then you put them in your coat pocket.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Is that a cookie in your back pocket?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

She was kind of missing pockets of time.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Tom tapped his pocket to make her stop.

Source: L1 Wizard and Cat

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