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a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
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noun
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
noun
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
noun
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
noun
a small isolated group of people
“they were concentrated in pockets inside the city”
noun
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
noun
a supply of money
“they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets”
noun
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
noun
(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”
noun
an enclosed space
“the trapped miners found a pocket of air”
verb
put in one's pocket
“He pocketed the change”
verb
take unlawfully
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they were concentrated in pockets inside the city
the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance
they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets
the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike
the trapped miners found a pocket of air
He pocketed the change
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