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Pocket

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Meaning

Noun

●
A
to an
, used for
small
s.
●
In Clothing:
A person's financial resources.
●
In Billiards, Snooker & Sports:
An
and
with a
or
structure (into which the
are to be
) at each
and one
on each
of a
or
table.
●
An
of one
by another.
●
In Australian English:
An area of
by a
of a river.
●
In Australian rules football:
The area of the
to the
of the
(four
on the
, one to each
of the
at each
the
). The
is only a
area,
from the
, at an
, to perhaps about 30
out.
●
In Football (American):
The area behind the
to certain
,
, etc;
to the
but more usually
as the
area around the
by the
.
●
In Military:
An area where
are
by
.
●
In Rugby:
The
by a second
, where an
must
after making a
the
.
●
In Surfing:
The
part of a
that
the
the most power.
●
A large
or
formerly used for
various
, such as
,
, or
; the
of
about 168 pounds.
●
In Architecture:
A
or
by a
of
,
a
,
,
, etc.
●
In Mining:
A
in a
a
of
, or other
; a small body of
in such a
.
●
In Nautical:
A
of
upon a
so that a
or a
can
in the interspace.
●
The
of an animal.
●
In Bowling:
The
where the
are
by the
ball.
●
A
for
the
of a
,
, etc.
●
A
on a
shore.
●
In Dentistry:
A small
between a
and the
,
by an
of the two.
●
A small,
group or area.

Verb

●
To
(something) into a pocket.
●
In Billiards & Snooker:
To cause a
to
one of the
of the
; to
a shot.
●
To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not
own).
●
To
; to
without complaint.

Adj

●
Of a
for
into a pocket.
●
Smaller or more
than usual.
●
In Poker:
Referring to the two
cards.

Name

●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

pocket
English
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pocket
Middle English (1100-1500)
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poket
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym

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