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pocket
noun
a
small
cloth
bag
sewn
into
clothes
,
bags
,
or
other
items
so
you
can
carry
or
keep
small
things
in
it
•
Sara
slid
her
phone
into
her
pocket
and
walked
outside
.
Sara
slid
her
phone
into
her
pocket
and
walked
outside
.
•
The
old
coat
had
a
hole
in
its
left
pocket
,
so
coins
kept
falling
out
.
The
old
coat
had
a
hole
in
its
left
pocket
,
so
coins
kept
falling
out
.
From
Middle
English
poket
,
diminutive
of
poket
,
from
Old
North
French
poque
“
bag
”.
Originally
meaning
“
small
bag
”,
later
“
small
bag
sewn
into
clothes
”.
noun
one
of
the
six
holes
at
the
edge
of
a
billiard
or
pool
table
into
which
balls
are
struck
•
The
red
ball
rolled
across
the
felt
and
dropped
neatly
into
the
corner
pocket
.
The
red
ball
rolled
across
the
felt
and
dropped
neatly
into
the
corner
pocket
.
•
She
lined
up
the
shot
and
aimed
for
the
side
pocket
.
She
lined
up
the
shot
and
aimed
for
the
side
pocket
.
Borrowed
from
the
main
sense
of
"
pocket
"
because
the
holes
resemble
small
bags
.
verb
to
put
something
into
your
pocket
or
to
take
or
keep
money
or
things
,
often
secretly
or
unfairly
•
She
quickly
pocketed
the
coin
she
found
on
the
sidewalk
.
She
quickly
pocketed
the
coin
she
found
on
the
sidewalk
.
•
The
player
pocketed
a
huge
bonus
after
scoring
the
winning
goal
.
The
player
pocketed
a
huge
bonus
after
scoring
the
winning
goal
.
Verb
sense
comes
from
the
noun
:
to
pocket
originally
meant
“
to
place
in
one
’
s
pocket
”.
Later
it
gained
the
idea
of
taking
money
for
oneself
.
noun
a
small
,
separate
area
or
group
inside
something
larger
•
There
was
a
pocket
of
warm
air
in
the
otherwise
cold
cave
.
There
was
a
pocket
of
warm
air
in
the
otherwise
cold
cave
.
•
The
city
still
had
small
pockets
of
old
houses
among
the
new
skyscrapers
.
The
city
still
had
small
pockets
of
old
houses
among
the
new
skyscrapers
.
Extended
metaphor
from
the
idea
of
a
small
bag
that
sits
inside
something
larger
.
