pocket
n 1: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
2: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of
air" [syn: {pouch}, {sac}, {sack}]
3: a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
4: (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins next
bnehind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket
and gave him a perfect strike"
5: a hollow concave shape made by removing something [syn: {scoop}]
6: a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes
a plane to lose height suddenly [syn: {air pocket}, {air
hole}]
7: 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: (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a
marsupial or gopher or pelican) [syn: {pouch}]
9: an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table
into which billiard balls are struck
v 1: put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"
2: take unlawfully [syn: {bag}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0