Pocket

ahd-5
  • noun. A small baglike attachment forming part of a garment and used to carry small articles, as a flat pouch sewn inside a pair of pants or a piece of material sewn on its sides and bottom to the outside of a shirt.
  • noun. A small sack or bag.
  • noun. A receptacle, cavity, or opening.
  • noun. Financial means; money supply.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A small cavity in the earth, especially one containing ore.
  • noun. A small body or accumulation of ore.
  • noun. A pouch in an animal body, such as the cheek pouch of a rodent or the abdominal pouch of a marsupial.
  • noun. One of the pouchlike receptacles at the corners and sides of a billiard or pool table.
  • noun. The webbing attached to the head of a lacrosse stick, in which the ball is caught and held.
  • noun. The deepest part of a baseball glove, just below the web, where the ball is normally caught.
  • noun. A racing position in which a contestant has no room to pass a group of contestants immediately to his or her front or side.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A small, isolated, or protected area or group.
  • noun. The area a few yards behind the line of scrimmage that blockers attempt to keep clear so that the quarterback can pass the ball.
  • noun. An air pocket.
  • noun. A bin for storing ore, grain, or other materials.
  • adjective. Suitable for or capable of being carried in one's pocket.
  • adjective. Small; miniature.
  • adjective. Designating the two cards that are dealt to a player face down in Texas hold'em.
  • transitive verb. To place in a pocket.
  • transitive verb. To take possession of for oneself, especially dishonestly.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To accept or tolerate (an insult, for example).
  • transitive verb. To conceal or suppress.
  • transitive verb. To prevent (a bill) from becoming law by failing to sign until the adjournment of the legislature.
  • transitive verb. To hem in (a competitor) in a race.
  • transitive verb. To hit (a ball) into a pocket of a pool or billiard table.
  • idiom. (in (one's) pocket) In one's power, influence, or possession.
  • idiom. (in pocket) Having funds.
  • idiom. (in pocket) Having gained or retained funds of a specified amount.
  • idiom. (out of pocket) Out of one's own resources.
  • idiom. (out of pocket) Without funds or assets.
  • idiom. (out of pocket) In a state of having experienced a loss, especially a financial one.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A small cavity in a rock-surface or in the channel of an intermittent stream, sometimes holding a pool of water. Also called a water-pocket.
  • noun. In Australia: A bar formed by a river at a bend, much curved and hollowed out near its shore end.
  • noun. A circular, hollowed-out spot in thick scrub.
  • noun. A small pouch or bag; specifically, a small pouch inserted in a garment for” carrying money or other small articles.
  • noun. That which is carried in the pocket; money; means; financial resources.
  • noun. One of the small bags or nets at the corners and sides of some billiard-tables.
  • noun. Any cavity or opening forming a receptacle: as, a brace-pocket, a post-pocket, etc.
  • noun. In a window lifted with sashes, the hole for a pulley.
  • noun. In mining, an irregular cavity filled with veinstone and ore; a swelling of the lode in an irregular manner, in which a more or less isolated mass of ore occurs.
  • noun. A glen or hollow among mountains.
  • noun. A certain quantity of hops, wool, etc., equal to about 168 pounds.
  • noun. In racing slang, a position in a race where one contestant is surrounded by three or more others, so that, owing to the impeding of his advance, he has no chance to win.
  • noun. In zoology and anatomy: A blind sac; a sac-shaped cavity
  • noun. The external cheek-pouch of a rodent, as of the Geomyidæ and Saccomyidæ. See cuts under Geomyidæ and Perognathus.
  • noun. The abdominal pouch of a marsupial
  • noun. The abdominal cavity of a halibut or other fish.
  • Word Usage
    "The term "pocket deal" usually implies that a broker is intimately involved in working with the seller, despite the lack of an official listing."
    cross-reference
    Equivalent
    affront  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    docket  rocket  socket  sprocket  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arm  bag  belt  boot  button  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    pouch  
    verb-form