pock·et (p k  t)n. 1. 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. 2. A small sack or bag. 3. A receptacle, cavity, or opening. 4. Financial means; money supply: The cost of the trip must come out of your own pocket. 5. a. A small cavity in the earth, especially one containing ore. b. A small body or accumulation of ore. 6. A pouch in an animal body, such as the cheek pouch of a rodent or the abdominal pouch of a marsupial. 7. Games One of the pouchlike receptacles at the corners and sides of a billiard or pool table. 8. Baseball The deepest part of a baseball glove, just below the web, where the ball is normally caught. 9. Sports A racing position in which a contestant has no room to pass a group of contestants immediately to his or her front or side. 10. a. A small, isolated, or protected area or group: pockets of dissatisfied voters. b. Football The area a few yards behind the line of scrimmage that blockers attempt to keep clear so that the quarterback can pass the ball. 11. An air pocket. 12. A bin for storing ore, grain, or other materials. adj. 1. Suitable for or capable of being carried in one's pocket: a pocket handkerchief; a pocket edition of a dictionary. 2. Small; miniature: a pocket backyard; a pocket museum. tr.v. pock·et·ed, pock·et·ing, pock·ets Idioms: 1. To place in or as if in a pocket. 2. To take possession of for oneself, especially dishonestly: pocketed the receipts from the charity dance. 3. a. To accept or tolerate (an insult, for example). b. To conceal or suppress: I pocketed my pride and asked for a raise. 4. To prevent (a bill) from becoming law by failing to sign until the adjournment of the legislature. 5. Sports To hem in (a competitor) in a race. 6. Games To hit (a ball) into a pocket of a pool or billiard table. in (one's) pocket In one's power, influence, or possession: The defendant had the jury in his pocket. in pocket 1. Having funds. 2. Having gained or retained funds of a specified amount: was a hundred dollars in pocket after a day at the races. [Middle English, pouch, small bag, from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of Old North French poke, bag, of Germanic origin.] pock et·a·ble adj.pock et·less adj. |
pocket [ˈpɒkɪt]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a small bag or pouch in a garment for carrying small articles, money, etc.
2. any bag or pouch or anything resembling this
3. (Mining & Quarrying)
a. a cavity or hollow in the earth, etc., such as one containing gold or other ore
b. the ore in such a place
4. a small enclosed or isolated area a pocket of resistance
5. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker any of the six holes with pouches or nets let into the corners and sides of a billiard table
6. (General Sporting Terms) a position in a race in which a competitor is hemmed in
7. (Team Sports / Australian Rules Football) Australian Rules football a player in one of two side positions at the ends of the ground back pocket forward pocket
8. South African a bag or sack of vegetables or fruit
in one's pocket under one's control
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)
in or out of pocket having made a profit or loss, as after a transaction
line one's pockets to make money, esp by dishonesty when in a position of trust
12. (modifier) suitable for fitting in a pocket; small a pocket edition
vb -ets, -eting, -eted (tr)
1. to put into one's pocket
2. to take surreptitiously or unlawfully; steal
3. (usually passive) to enclose or confine in or as if in a pocket
4. to receive (an insult, injury, etc.) without retaliating
5. to conceal or keep back (feelings) he pocketed his pride and accepted help
6. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker to drive (a ball) into a pocket
7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US (esp of the President) to retain (a bill) without acting on it in order to prevent it from becoming law See also pocket veto
8. (General Sporting Terms) to hem in (an opponent), as in racing
[from Anglo-Norman poket a little bag, from poque bag, from Middle Dutch poke poke2, bag; related to French poche pocket]
pocketable adj
pocketless adj
Pocket a collection or small quantity, as of ore. See also layer.
Examples: pocket of air; of clay crops, 1872; of earth; of gold, 1850; of hops, 1767; of nuggets of gold, 1896; of red soil, 1893; of water, 1852; of wool (half a sack), 1706.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pocket - a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articlesbreast pocket - a pocket inside of a man's coat garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" hip pocket - a pocket in rear of trousers patch pocket - a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment pocket flap - a flap that covers the access to a pocket pouch - a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things slash pocket - a pocket in a garment (usually below the waist) to which access is provided by a vertical or diagonal slit in the outside of the garment vest pocket - a small pocket in a man's vest |
| 2. |  pocket - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"enclosed space, cavity - space that is surrounded by something | |
| 3. | pocket - a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets" | |
| 4. | pocket - (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" bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" | |
| 5. | pocket - a hollow concave shape made by removing something | |
| 6. | pocket - a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere | |
| 7. | pocket - 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" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" | |
| 8. | pocket - (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) gastric mill, gizzard, ventriculus - thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food atrial auricle, auricle, auricula atrii - a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart auricular appendage, auricular appendix, auricula - a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart sac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal cheek pouch - a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher) marsupium - an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled scrotum - the external pouch that contains the testes anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | |
| 9. | pocket - an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck corner pocket - a pocket at the corner of a billiard table billiard table, pool table, snooker table - game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played side pocket - a pocket on the side of a billiard table | |
| Verb | 1. | pocket - put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change" take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| 2. |  pocket - take unlawfully steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
noun
1. pouch, bag, sack, hollow, compartment, receptacle a canvas container with customised pockets for each tool
adjective
Translations
pocket [ˈpɒkɪt]
A. N
1. (in trousers etc) → bolsillo m, bolsa f (Mex)
with his hands in his pockets → con las manos(metidas)en los bolsillos
to have sth/sb in one's pocket → tener algo/a algn en el bolsillo
to line one's pockets → forrarse
to live in each other's or one another's pockets (Brit) → vivir el uno para el otro, no dejarse ni a sol ni a sombra
to put one's hand in one's pocket → echar mano al bolsillo
see also pick B5
with his hands in his pockets → con las manos(metidas)en los bolsillos
to have sth/sb in one's pocket → tener algo/a algn en el bolsillo
to line one's pockets → forrarse
to live in each other's or one another's pockets (Brit) → vivir el uno para el otro, no dejarse ni a sol ni a sombra
to put one's hand in one's pocket → echar mano al bolsillo
see also pick B5
2. (fig) (= finances, budget) to have deep pockets → tener muchos posibles, tener las espaldas bien cubiertas
that hurts his pocket → eso le duele en el bolsillo
to be in pocket → salir ganando
to be £5 in pocket → haber ganado 5 libras
to be out of pocket → salir perdiendo
to be £5 out of pocket → haber perdido 5 libras
that hurts his pocket → eso le duele en el bolsillo
to be in pocket → salir ganando
to be £5 in pocket → haber ganado 5 libras
to be out of pocket → salir perdiendo
to be £5 out of pocket → haber perdido 5 libras
3. (Billiards) → tronera f
4. (fig) (= restricted area, space) pocket of resistance → foco m de resistencia
pocket of warm air → bolsa f de aire caliente
pocket of warm air → bolsa f de aire caliente
B. VT
2. (Billiards) → entronerar
3. (fig) (= gain, steal) → embolsar
he pocketed half the takings → se embolsó la mitad de la recaudación
he pocketed half the takings → se embolsó la mitad de la recaudación
C. CPD → de bolsillo
pocket battleship N → acorazado m de bolsillo
pocket calculator N → calculadora f de bolsillo
pocket diary N → agenda f de bolsillo
pocket edition N → edición f de bolsillo
pocket handkerchief N → pañuelo m (de bolsillo)
pocket money N → dinero m para gastos(personales); (children's) → dinero m de bolsillo
pocket battleship N → acorazado m de bolsillo
pocket calculator N → calculadora f de bolsillo
pocket diary N → agenda f de bolsillo
pocket edition N → edición f de bolsillo
pocket handkerchief N → pañuelo m (de bolsillo)
pocket money N → dinero m para gastos(personales); (children's) → dinero m de bolsillo
pocket [ˈpɒkɪt]
n
[coat, trousers, jacket] → poche f
with one's hands in one's pockets
The man stood with his hands in his pockets → L'homme était debout, les mains dans les poches.
to be out of pocket (British) (= have less money than one should) → en être de sa poche
I'm £200 out of pocket (British) → Ça m'a coûté 200 livres.
to burn a hole in sb's pocket
The money was burning a hole in his pocket → Ça lui démangeait de dépenser cet argent.
to put money in sb's pocket (= benefit) → profiter à qn (= make money for) → rapporter de l'argent à qn
to be in sb's pocket → être aux ordres de qn
to line one's pockets → se remplir les poches
to pick sb's pocket → faire les poches à qn pocket dictionary
with one's hands in one's pockets
The man stood with his hands in his pockets → L'homme était debout, les mains dans les poches.
to be out of pocket (British) (= have less money than one should) → en être de sa poche
I'm £200 out of pocket (British) → Ça m'a coûté 200 livres.
to burn a hole in sb's pocket
The money was burning a hole in his pocket → Ça lui démangeait de dépenser cet argent.
to put money in sb's pocket (= benefit) → profiter à qn (= make money for) → rapporter de l'argent à qn
to be in sb's pocket → être aux ordres de qn
to line one's pockets → se remplir les poches
to pick sb's pocket → faire les poches à qn pocket dictionary
(= small amount) a pocket of air → une poche d'air
a pocket of resistance → une poche de résistance
There were only pockets of fighting after the cease-fire → Il n'y avait plus que quelques combats isolés après le cessez-le-feu.
a pocket of resistance → une poche de résistance
There were only pockets of fighting after the cease-fire → Il n'y avait plus que quelques combats isolés après le cessez-le-feu.
pocket
pocket:
pocket:
n
(in garment) → Tasche f; take your hands out of your pockets! → nimm die Hände aus der Tasche!; to have somebody/something in one’s pocket (fig) → jdn/etw in der Tasche haben (inf); to be in somebody’s pocket (fig) → jdm hörig sein; money burns a hole in his pocket → er gibt sein Geld immer schnell aus; to live in each other’s or one another’s pockets (fig) → unzertrennlich sein
(= receptacle) (in suitcase, file etc) → Fach nt; (in book cover: for map etc) → Tasche f; (Baseball) → Tasche f; (Billiards) → Loch nt
(= resources) → Geldbeutel m; to be a drain on one’s pocket → jds Geldbeutel strapazieren (inf); that hit his pocket → das hat seinen Geldbeutel ganz schön strapaziert (inf); I was £100 in pocket after the sale → nach dem Verkauf war ich um £ 100 reicher; to pay for something out of one’s own pocket → etw aus der eigenen Tasche bezahlen; to put one’s hand in one’s pocket → tief in die Tasche greifen; to have deep pockets (fig) → großzügig sein; investors with deep pockets (fig) → großzügige Investoren pl ? out-of-pocket
(= restricted area, space) → Gebiet nt; (smaller) → Einsprengsel nt; pocket of resistance → Widerstandsnest nt; pocket of unemployment → Gebiet nt → mit hoher Arbeitslosigkeit; pocket of infection → Ansteckungsgebiet nt; a pocket of ore → ein Einschluss m → von Erz
(Aviat: = air pocket) → Luftloch nt
adj (= for the pocket) → Taschen-; pocket diary → Taschenkalender m; pocket dictionary → Taschenwörterbuch nt
vt
(= gain) money, prize, award → kassieren; (= misappropriate) → einstecken (inf), → einsacken (inf); the treasurer pocketed the club funds → der Schatzmeister hat die Vereinsgelder in die eigene Tasche gesteckt
(US Pol) durch Veto aufschieben
pocket:
pocket battleship
n → Westentaschenkreuzer m
pocket billiards
n sing
(US) → Poolbillard nt
(hum sl) → Taschenbillard (sl) nt
pocketbook
pocket borough
n (Brit Hist) vor 1832 ein Wahlbezirk, der sich praktisch in den Händen einer Person oder Familie befand
pocket calculator
n → Taschenrechner m
pocket camera
n (Phot) → Pocketkamera f
pocket:
pocket handkerchief
pocketknife
n → Taschenmesser nt
pocket money
n (esp Brit) → Taschengeld nt
pocket-size(d)
adj book → im Taschenformat; person → winzig; garden → im Westentaschenformat; pocket camera/TV → Miniaturkamera f → /-fernseher m
pocket veto
n (US Pol) Verzögerung der Gesetzesverabschiedung durch aufschiebendes Veto des Präsidenten
pocket [ˈpɒkɪt]
pocket [ˈpɒkɪt]
1. n (in garment) → tasca
breast pocket → taschino
with his hands in his pockets → con le mani in tasca
to have sb in one's pocket (fig) → tenere in pugno qn
to have sth in one's pocket (fig) → avere qc (già) in tasca
to be in pocket → guadagnarci
to be out of pocket → rimetterci
to line one's pockets → arricchirsi, fare i soldi
to put one's hand in one's pocket (fig) → metter mano al portafoglio
to go through sb's pockets → frugare le tasche di qn
to live in each other's pockets → rimanere or essere sempre appiccicati
pocket of resistance/warm air → sacca di resistenza/di aria calda
breast pocket → taschino
with his hands in his pockets → con le mani in tasca
to have sb in one's pocket (fig) → tenere in pugno qn
to have sth in one's pocket (fig) → avere qc (già) in tasca
to be in pocket → guadagnarci
to be out of pocket → rimetterci
to line one's pockets → arricchirsi, fare i soldi
to put one's hand in one's pocket (fig) → metter mano al portafoglio
to go through sb's pockets → frugare le tasche di qn
to live in each other's pockets → rimanere or essere sempre appiccicati
pocket of resistance/warm air → sacca di resistenza/di aria calda
3. adj (edition, calculator) → tascabile
pocket [ˈpɒkɪt]
1. n (in garment) → tasca
breast pocket → taschino
with his hands in his pockets → con le mani in tasca
to have sb in one's pocket (fig) → tenere in pugno qn
to have sth in one's pocket (fig) → avere qc (già) in tasca
to be in pocket → guadagnarci
to be out of pocket → rimetterci
to line one's pockets → arricchirsi, fare i soldi
to put one's hand in one's pocket (fig) → metter mano al portafoglio
to go through sb's pockets → frugare le tasche di qn
to live in each other's pockets → rimanere or essere sempre appiccicati
pocket of resistance/warm air → sacca di resistenza/di aria calda
breast pocket → taschino
with his hands in his pockets → con le mani in tasca
to have sb in one's pocket (fig) → tenere in pugno qn
to have sth in one's pocket (fig) → avere qc (già) in tasca
to be in pocket → guadagnarci
to be out of pocket → rimetterci
to line one's pockets → arricchirsi, fare i soldi
to put one's hand in one's pocket (fig) → metter mano al portafoglio
to go through sb's pockets → frugare le tasche di qn
to live in each other's pockets → rimanere or essere sempre appiccicati
pocket of resistance/warm air → sacca di resistenza/di aria calda
3. adj (edition, calculator) → tascabile
n pocket [ˈpokit]
1 a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; (also adjective ) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife. sak جَيْب джоб kapsa; kapesní lomme; -lomme; lomme- die Tasche; Taschen-... τσέπη bolsillo tasku جیب tasku (de) poche כִּיס जेब džep zseb saku vasi tasca; da tasca ポケット 호주머니 kišenė; kišeninis kabata; kabatas- poket zak lomme(-) kieszeń bolso (de) buzunar карман vrecko; vreckový žep džep ficka กระเป๋าเสื้อหรือกางเกง cep 衣袋 кишеня جيب túi 衣袋
2 a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls. sak جَيْب في طاولة البلياردو джоб vak, kapsa lomme; net das Loch τσέπη tronera võrkauk کیسه pussi poche כִּיס बिल्यर्ड टेबी इत्यादि के किनारों में लगा एक छोटी सी थैली u uglovima i na stranama biljarskog stola lyuk (biliárdasztalban) kantung vasi buca 玉受け 포켓 kišenė maks poket zak hull łuza ventanilha gaură луза vrecko, vak luknja (pri biljardu) rupe u bilijarskom stolu hål หลุมบิลเลียด cep (彈子球臺四角的)球袋 луза تھيلي túi hứng bi a （弹子球台四角的）球袋
3 a small isolated area or group a pocket of warm air. borrel, groep جَيْب هوائي затворено място kapsa lomme der Einschluß θύλακας bolsa (vastupanu)kolle, (õhu)auk توده tasku poche כִּיס एक अलग-थलग क्षेत्र या समूह opkoljeno područje légzsák kantung afmarkað svæði; einangraður hópur sacca 区域 고립지대 duobė gaisa bedre kawasan ge{#225}{#139}{#225}soleerd gebied, groepje lomme, hull obszar, komora, przestrzeń bolsa zonă район, очаг oblasť otoček džep ficka พื้นที่ขนาดเล็ก bölge, küme, grup 孤立的小塊地區 район, зона الگ تھلگ علاقہ يا جماعت nhóm biệt lập 孤立的小块地区
4 (a person's) income or amount of money available for spending a range of prices to suit every pocket. sak مَدْخول، مال доход kapsa indkomst; pengepung der Geldbeutel εισόδημα bolsillo tasku درآمد؛ پول käytettävissä oleva rahamäärä bourse דְמֵי כִּיס किसी व्यक्ति की आय या खर्च के लिए उपलब्ध धनराशि fig.novci zseb daya beli pyngja; tekjur, efni tasca ふところ 용돈 kišenė ienākumi; naudas līdzekļi pendapatan beurs lommebok kieszeń bolso bani de buzunar средства vrecko, príjem žep džep plånbok, portmonnä รายได้ bütçe, cep 金錢，零用錢 гроші جيب خرچ túi tiền 金钱，零用钱
v
1 to put in a pocket He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball. in sy sak steek يَضَعُ في الجَيْب прибирам в джоб dát si do kapsy stikke i lommen einstecken βάζω στην τσέπη meterse/guardar en el bolsillo taskusse pistma در جیب گذاشتن panna taskuun mettre dans la/sa poche לְהַכנִיס לַכִּיס जेब में रखना staviti u džep zsebre tesz mengantungi setja í vasa mettere in tasca ポケットに入れる 호주머니에 넣다 į(si)dėti į kišenę ielikt kabatā memasukkan ke dlm poket in zijn zak steken stikke i lomma wkładać do kieszeni meter no bolso a băga în buzunar класть в карман dať (si) do vrecka dati v žep staviti u džep stoppa i fickan ใส่กระเป๋า cebe koymak 把...放入袋內 класти в кишеню جيب ميں رکھنا cho vào túi 把...放入袋内
2 to steal Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver. steel يَسْرُق، يَخْتَلِس крада strčit do vlastní kapsy putte i lommen einstecken κλέβω embolsar, quedarse con pihta panema بالا کشیدن varastaa empocher לְשַלשֵל לַכִּיס चुराना nepovlasno prisvojiti zsebre vág mencuri stela intascare 盗む 훔치다 pasisavinti, nušvilpti []zagt, []čiept mencuri stelen stjele, stikke til seg gwizdnąć, przywłaszczyć sobie roubar a fura прикарманивать strčiť do vlastného vrecka vtakniti v žep ukrasti stoppa på sig, knycka ยักยอก cebine indirmek, iç etmek 扒竊 привласнювати, прибирати до кишені چوري کرنا ăn trộm 扒窃
n pocketful
the amount contained by a pocket a pocketful of coins. sak vol مِلء جَيْب пълен джоб plná kapsa lommefuld eine Tasche voll (γεμάτη) τσέπη bolsillo lleno taskutäis یک جیب پر taskun täydeltä poche pleine מְלוֹא הַכִּיס जेबभर džep nečega zsebnyi sekantung vasafylli tascata ポケット一杯 주머니 하나 가득한(분량) kišenė pilna kabata poket penuh zak vol lommefull; god slump kieszeń bolso cheio buzunar (plin cu) полный карман plné vrecko poln žep (česa) pun džep fickan full จำนวนเต็มกระเป๋า cep dolusu (指容量)一袋 повна кишеня جيب بھر کر túi đầy （指容量）一袋
n pocket-book
a wallet for holding papers. beurs مِحْفَظَة جَيْب бележник náprsní taška tegnebog die Brieftasche πορτοφόλι cartera, billetero rahatasku, taskuraamat دفترچه جیبی lompakko portefeuille סֵפֶר כִּיס नोट बुक džepna knjiga,notes levéltárca dompet, buku saku seðlaveski portafoglio 財布 지갑, 핸드백 užrašų knygelė, piniginė kabatasportfelis buku kecil portefeuille lommebok portfel carteira portofel бумажник náprsná taška listnica novčanik plånbok หนังสือเล็กที่ใส่กระเป๋าได้ cep defteri 錢包，皮夾子 портмонет پاکٹ بک túi xách nhỏ 钱包，皮夹子
n pocket-money
money for personal use, especially a child's regular allowance He gets $2 a week pocket-money. sakgeld مَصْروف الجَيْب джобни пари kapesné lommepenge das Taschengeld χαρτζιλίκι paga taskuraha پول تو جیبی taskuraha argent de poche דְמֵי כִּיס जेब खर्च džeparac zsebpénz uang saku vasapeningur paghetta 小遣銭 용돈 kišenpinigiai kabatasnauda duit belanja zakgeld lommepenger kieszonkowe mesada bani de buzunar карманные деньги vreckové žepnina džeparac fickpeng[] เงินติดตัว cep harçlığı 零用錢 дрібні гроші جيب خرچ tiền tiêu vặt 零用钱
adj pocket-size(d)
small enough to carry in one's pocket a pocket-size(d) dictionary. sakgrootte بِحَجْم الجَيْب джобен kapesní i lommestørrelse; i lommeformat Taschen-... μικρού μεγέθους, τσέπης de bolsillo tasku- جیبی taskukokoinen de poche קָטַן जेब में रखने लायक आकार का džepni,malen zseb- ukuran saku lítill, vasa-; vasabrots- tascabile ポケット型の 주머니에 넣고 다닐 수 있는 kišeninis kabatas lieluma- kecil in zakformaat i lommeformat, lomme- kieszonkowy de bolso de buzunar карманного формата vreckový žepne velikosti džepni i fickformat ซึ่งมีขนาดเล็กสำหรับพกพา cebe sığacak büyüklükte 袖珍型的 кишенькового розміру; мініатюрний جيب کي سائز کا cỡ nhỏ bỏ túi 袖珍型的
pocket → جيب kapsa lomme Tasche τσέπη bolsillo tasku poche džep tasca ポケット 주머니 zak lomme kieszeń bolso карман ficka กระเป๋า cep túi 衣袋
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