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

take unlawfully

a small pouch in a garment for carrying small articles

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

a supply of money; " they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"

a hollow concave shape made by removing something

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

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

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

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"

( 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"

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

Any hollow place suggestive of a pocket in form or use;

A bin for storing coal, grain, etc.

A socket for receiving the foot of a post, stake, etc.

A bight on a lee shore.

A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth.

One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into which the balls are driven.

A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc.

A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.

A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.

A hole containing water.

A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.

Same as Pouch.

To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the change.

To take clandestinely or fraudulently.

To put in a pocket; to take unlawfully, as money; to receive ( an insult), without showing any feeling.

1. A cul- de- sac or pouch- like cavity. 2. An abnormal space between the gum and the root of a tooth. 3. A collection of pus in a nearly closed sac. 4. To enclose the stump of the pedicle of an ovarian or other abdominal tumor between the lips of the external wound.

A little pouch or bag, esp. one attached to a dress.

To put in the pocket: to take stealthily:- pr. p. pocketing; pa. t. and pa. p. pocketed.

A small bag. esp. one attached to a dress.

To put in the pocket; take quietly.

To put into a pocket; appropriate; accept, as an insult without resentment.

A pouch attached to a garment; a cavity, opening, or receptacle.

A small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles; a small bag or net to receive the balls at billiards; a certain quantity, as of hops.

To conceal in the pocket; to take clandestinely. To pocket an insult, & c., to receive it without resenting it.

A small pouch or bag attached to or inserted in a garment; in billiards, one of the nets that receive the balls; a certain quantity contained in a bag, as of hops.

To put or conceal in a pocket.

" Looks like T. O." Dave put his hand in his pocket. – Dave Dashaway and his Hydroplane by Roy Rockwood

I've got some here in my pocket. – Jan and Her Job by L. Allen Harker

What's the good of a key if a man can never keep it in his pocket? – Fated to Be Free by Jean Ingelow

Then he put it into his pocket, and went out to James. – Rollo's Museum by Jacob Abbott

" I put it into my pocket. – NAPOLEON AND BLUCHER by L. Muhlbach

He took Colonel Butler's letter from his pocket and handed it to her. – The Flag by Homer Greene

Suppose you put some of it in your pocket." – Pelham, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009

They won't come out of your pocket in the long run, I can tell you. – The New Tenant by E. Phillips Oppenheim

" Yes, I said I'd pay out of my own pocket sooner; and I'm not the sort to go from my word. – Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade

Here it is in my pocket. – Plays by Chekhov, Second Series On the High Road, The Proposal, The Wedding, The Bear, A Tragedian In Spite of Himself, The Anniversary, The Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

He took it from his pocket as he spoke. – Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre Marcel Allain

I thrust it into my pocket. – The Master Mummer by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Yet you cannot tell whose pocket- book this is! – Whosoever Shall Offend by F. Marion Crawford

At this point William thrust his order- book into his pocket and quickened his pace. – The Squire's Daughter by Silas K(itto) Hocking

Then what do you keep it in your pocket for? – The Mountain Girl by Payne Erskine

Perhaps she put it in her pocket, and forgot to give it me back. – The Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes

" Let us understand one another," he said, drawing something from his pocket. – The Golden Web by Anthony Partridge

No, no; it's safe in my pocket! – The School by the Sea by Angela Brazil

I had my flash- light in my pocket, so I wasn't afraid of being lost. – Under Boy Scout Colors by Joseph Bushnell Ames

" Dear Miss Havisham," said Miss Sarah Pocket. – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens