pockets
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/ˈpɒkɪts/
English
Definitions
noun
- A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
- Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, financial resources.“I paid for it out of my own pocket.”
- An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
- An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.“The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.”
verb
- To put (something) into a pocket.
- To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
- To take and keep (something, especially money that is not one's own).“Record executives pocketed most of the young singer's earnings.”
- To shoplift; to steal.“The thief was caught on camera pocketing the diamond.”
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Synonyms
pottrouserpouchbagsackscoopsacareasbagsbottlesboursescavitiescayscentrescofferscoresdepositsenclaves