a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
Used in a Sentence
How to use pocket in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pocket.
Editorial note
He was happy and I had 200 bucks in my pocket.
Examples11
Definitions11
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pocket gathered in one view.
an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pocket.
noun
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
noun
an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
noun
a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
noun
(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"
noun
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
See also: scoop
noun
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
noun
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"
noun
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
See also: pouch
noun
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
verb
put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"
verb
take unlawfully
See also: bag
Example sentences
He was happy and I had 200 bucks in my pocket.
It'll get you out of the house, get you with other people, and put a few bucks in your pocket.
The cell phones would come out to facilitate people getting together, and then they'd go back in your pocket.
We have a proposition for you which will put $100 extra in your pocket for every bathroom you build.
I usually keep a half diamond pick and a torsion wrench in my car, and sometimes I even carry it in my pocket.
When I greeted him at the airport, he remarked on how ridiculous that was, as he produced his fountain pen from his jacket pocket.
Anecdata: when my wife was pregnant I asked the hospital what are the basic charges for normal obstetric delivery, since we were paying out of pocket.
The reason American workers say they can barely survive on $60k a year is that they pay out of pocket for things German workers can take for granted:* Comfortable retirement - 401k contributions.
60 millions is pocket change for them, but the precedent this sets will endanger their business in many countries where press is dying and abusing their power to force governments to pass laws that will benefit their old business models very much to the detriment of Google.
You didn't realize that this tiny pocket of under-served market, which is of keen and relevant interest to dozens of companies all around you, maybe, just maybe, has huge barriers to entry or scaling, and that every other company already explored it and wrote it off as unprofitable?
Where John was sitting in a cubicle by himself in Mesquite, Texas for 80 hours a week painstakingly inventing all this stuff from first principles, on hardware that was barely capable, you have a supercomputer in your pocket, another supercomputer on your desk, and two dozen open source frameworks and libraries that can do 90% of the work for you.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pocket in a sentence?
He was happy and I had 200 bucks in my pocket.
What does pocket mean?
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
What part of speech is pocket?
pocket is commonly used as noun, verb.