Definition
- n. a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
- n. a supply of money
- n. (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
- n. a small isolated group of people
Word forms
- Present participle
- pocketing
- Past tense
- pocketed
- Third person singular
- pockets
- Past participle
- pocketed
Example sentences
n.
I always keep my keys in my jacket pocket.
vt.
She decided to pocket the extra change instead of returning it.
a.
He bought a pocket dictionary to help him learn new words.