pocket

/pˈɑkət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
2. an enclosed space
   “the trapped miners found a pocket of air”
3. a supply of money
   “they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets”
4. (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”
5. a hollow concave shape made by removing something
6. a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
7. a small isolated group of people
   “they were concentrated in pockets inside the city”
8. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
9. an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

verb

1. put in one's pocket
   “He pocketed the change”
2. take unlawfully

Synonyms for pocket

• pouch
• sac
• sack
• scoop
• air pocket
• air hole
• bag

Words that rhyme with pocket

• rocket
• docket
• skyrocket
• socket
• sprocket
• pickpocket
• erakat
• hocutt