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    pocket

    pocket - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pocket

    Definition
    (noun) a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles Definition
    (noun) an enclosed space
    Synonyms : pouch , sac , sack
    Example Sentence
    • the trapped miners found a pocket of air
    Definition
    (noun) a supply of money
    Example Sentence
    • they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets
    Definition
    (noun) (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
    Example Sentence
    • the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike
    Definition
    (noun) a hollow concave shape made by removing something
    Synonyms : scoop
    Definition
    (noun) a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
    Synonyms : air hole , air pocket
    Definition
    (noun) a small isolated group of people
    Example Sentence
    • they were concentrated in pockets inside the city
    • the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance
    Definition
    (noun) (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
    Synonyms : pouch
    Definition
    (noun) an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck Definition
    (verb) put in one's pocket
    Example Sentence
    • He pocketed the change
    Definition
    (verb) take unlawfully
    Synonyms : bag

Word used in video below:
text: got to pick a pocket or two
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