Pocket

n. 1 small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 pouchlike compartment in a suitcase, car door, etc. 3 one’s financial resources (beyond my pocket). 4 isolated group or area (pockets of resistance). 5 cavity in the earth containing ore, esp. gold. 6 pouch at the corner or on the side of a billiard or snookertable into which balls are driven. 7 = AIR POCKET. 8 (attrib.) a small enough or intended for carrying in a pocket. b smaller than the usual size. v. (t) 1 put into one’s pocket. 2 appropriate, esp. dishonestly. 3 confine as in a pocket. 4 submit to (an injury or affront). 5 conceal or suppress (one’s feelings). 6 Billiards etc. drive (a ball) into a pocket. in pocket having gained in a transaction. in a person’s pocket 1 under a person’s control. 2 close to or intimate with a person. out of pocket having lost in a transaction. [AngloFrench diminutive: related to