[ˈpɒkɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles
(e.g: she fished for her door key in her coat pocket)

- a small patch of something
(e.g: some of the gardens still had pockets of dirty snow in them)

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

- the protected area behind the offensive line from which the quarterback throws passes

- a narrow sack in which agricultural produce is sold, used as a measure for trading
(e.g: consumers are paying the same for 10 kg pockets of potatoes as they paid for 15 kg pockets last year)


Phrases:
- in pocket
- in someone's pocket
- out of pocket
- pay out of pocket
- put one's hand in one's pocket

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman French poket(e), diminutive of poke ‘pouch’. The verb dates from the late 16th century Compare with poke

[ˈpɒkɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket
(e.g: a pocket German dictionary)


Phrases:
- in pocket
- in someone's pocket
- out of pocket
- pay out of pocket
- put one's hand in one's pocket

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman French poket(e), diminutive of poke ‘pouch’. The verb dates from the late 16th century Compare with poke

[ˈpɒkɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put into one's pocket
(e.g: she watched him lock up and pocket the key)


Phrases:
- in pocket
- in someone's pocket
- out of pocket
- pay out of pocket
- put one's hand in one's pocket

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman French poket(e), diminutive of poke ‘pouch’. The verb dates from the late 16th century Compare with poke