1. (

• pocket

) a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles ;

2. (

• pouch ,
• sac ,
• sack ,
• pocket

) an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" ;

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" ;

5. (

• scoop ,
• pocket ,

) a hollow concave shape made by removing something ;

6. (

• air_pocket ,
• pocket ,
• air_hole

) a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly ;

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" ;

8. (

• pouch ,
• pocket

) (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) ;

9. (

• pocket ,

) an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck ;

1. (

• pocket

) put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change" ;

2. (

• pocket ,
• bag ,

) take unlawfully ;