1. A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
   "He kept his keys in his jacket pocket"
    
2. An enclosed space
   "the trapped miners found a pocket of air";
   - pouch, sac, sack
    
3. A supply of money
   "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
    
4. A hollow concave shape made by removing something
   "The pocket in the leather chair was worn from years of use";
   - scoop
    
5. A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
   "The passengers were startled when the plane hit an air pocket and dropped briefly";
   - air pocket, air hole
    
6. A small isolated group of people
   "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"
    
7. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial, gopher or pelican)
   "The pelican's bill has a large pocket for storing fish";
   - pouch
    
8. An opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
   "He skilfully sank the eight ball into the corner pocket"
    
9. (American football) the region directly behind the offensive line in which the quarterback executes plays
   "The quarterback scrambled out of the pocket to avoid the sack"
    
10. (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"

1. Put in one's pocket
   "He pocketed the change"
    
2. Take unlawfully
   "The dishonest employee pocketed the cash from the register";
   - bag [informal]

Derived forms: pockets, pocketing, pocketed

Type of: atmospheric phenomenon, cash in hand, cavity, concave shape, concavity, enclosed space, finances, funds, gap, incurvation, incurvature, monetary resource, opening, pecuniary resource, people, pouch, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], sac, space, steal, take

Part of: billiard table, garment, pool table, snooker table

Encyclopedia: Pocket, Virginia