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How to pronounce pocket
Say it like this: /ˈpɑ.kɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does pocket mean?
nounA bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
A person's financial resources.
“I paid for it out of my own pocket.”
An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
verbTo put (something) into a pocket.
To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own).
“The thief was caught on camera pocketing the diamond.”
adjOf a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
“a pocket dictionary”
Smaller or more compact than usual.
“pocket battleship”
Belonging to the two initial hole cards.
“a pocket pair of kings”
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