"pocket" Definition

Definitions for the word "pocket" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 pouchlike compartment in a suitcase, car door, etc. 3 one''s financial resources (beyond my pocket). 4 isolated group or area (pockets of resistance). 5 cavity in the earth containing ore, esp. Gold. 6 pouch at the corner or on the side of a billiard- or snooker-table into which balls are driven. 7 = *air pocket. 8 (attrib.) A small enough or intended for carrying in a pocket.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
to put up with. A man who does not resent an affront is said to POCKET it.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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