Definition of pockets in English

Wiktionary

pockets (Noun)
Plural of pocket.

Part of speech

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pockets, verb, present, 3rd person singular of pocket (infinitive).
pockets, noun, plural of pocket.

WordNet

Noun Plural: pockets
pocket - a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
		pouch a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
		garment an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
		breast pocket a pocket inside of a man's coat
		hip pocket a pocket in rear of trousers
		patch pocket a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment
		pocket flap a flap that covers the access to a pocket
		slash pocket a pocket in a garment (usually below the waist) to which access is provided by a vertical or diagonal slit in the outside of the garment
pocket - an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
		gap, opening a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
		billiard table, pool table, snooker table game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
		corner pocket a pocket at the corner of a billiard table
pocket - (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
		space the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"
pocket - 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"
pocket - a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
pocket - (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
		pouch
		sac a structure resembling a bag in an animal
		general anatomy, anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
		gastric mill, gizzard, ventriculus thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
		utricle, utriculus a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
		atrial auricle, auricula atrii, auricle the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
		auricular appendage, auricular appendix, auricula a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
		cheek pouch a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)
		marsupium an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
pocket - a hollow concave shape made by removing something
		scoop
		concave shape, incurvature, concavity, incurvation a shape that curves or bends inward
pocket - a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
		air pocket, air hole
pocket - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
		pouch, sac, sack
Verb pockets, pocketing, pocketed
pocket - put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"
		take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
pocket - take unlawfully
		bag
		steal steal a base

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Wiktionary

pocket (Noun)
A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
pocket (Noun)
Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, financial resources.
pocket (Noun)
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.
pocket (Noun)
An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
pocket (Noun)
An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
pocket (Noun)
The area of the field to the side of the goal post s four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground. The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
pocket (Noun)
The region directly behind the offensive line in which the quarterback executes plays.
pocket (Noun)
An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
pocket (Verb)
To put something into a pocket.
pocket (Verb)
To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
pocket (Verb)
To take and keep especially money that which is not one's own.
pocket (Verb)
To shoplift, to steal.
pocket (Adjective)
Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
pocket (Adjective)
Smaller or more compact than usual.
pocket (Adjective)
Referring to the two initial hole card s.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pocket (n.)
A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth.
pocket (n.)
One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into which the balls are driven.
pocket (n.)
A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc.
pocket (n.)
A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.
pocket (n.)
A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
pocket (n.)
A hole containing water.
pocket (n.)
A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
pocket (n.)
Same as Pouch.
pocket (v. t.)
To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the change.
pocket (v. t.)
To take clandestinely or fraudulently.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

pocket
A kind of pouch, which is accessible by an opening in an article of clothing and serves for storage; usually large enough in order to accommodate at least one hand.
pocket
To take into possession by putting it somewhere into the clothing one is wearing
pocket
An opening suitable or meant to receive something
pocket
To take possession of property belonging to another without the consent of this owner; most typically when not observed, rather than by force.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

pocket
pok′et, n. a little pouch or bag, esp. one attached to a dress or to a billiard table: any cavity in which anything can lie: in mining, an irregular cavity filled with veinstone and ore: money, as being carried in the pocket: a bag of wool, &c., containing about 168 lb.—v.t. to put in the pocket: to take stealthily: to conceal:—pr.p. pock′eting; pa.t. and pa.p. pock′eted.—ns. Pock′et-book, a note-book: a book for holding papers or money carried in the pocket: a book for frequent perusal, to be carried in the pocket; Pock′et-bor′ough (see Borough); Pock′et-cloth, a pocket-handkerchief; Pock′etful, as much as a pocket will hold; Pock′et-glass, a small looking-glass for the pocket; Pock′et-hand′kerchief, a handkerchief carried in the pocket; Pock′et-hole, the opening into a pocket; Pock′et-knife, a knife with one or more blades folding into the handle for carrying in the pocket; Pock′et-mon′ey, money carried for occasional expenses; Pock′et-pick′ing, act or practice of picking the pocket; Pock′et-pis′tol, a pistol carried in the pocket: a small travelling flask for liquor.—Pocket an insult, affront, &c., to submit to or put up with it; Pocket edition, a small portable edition of a standard book.—In pocket, in possession of money; Out of pocket, to lose money by a transaction; Pick a person's pocket, to steal from his pocket. [Fr. pochette, dim. of poche, pouch.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

pocket
A commercial quantity of wool, containing half a sack. Also, the frog of a belt.

Wikipedia

A pocket is a bag which is part of an item of clothing, reached through an opening in the clothing. The fabric of the clothing is shaped to make these little pouches or purses which are very handy for keeping small amounts of money and other small objects for daily use.

Pockets can be on pants, shirts, skirts, or dresses. Pockets come in very different styles, shapes, closed or unclosed with zippers or buttons. Some styles of clothing though, do not have pockets.