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/ˈpɒk.ɪt/ · noun
(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items..
“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
I paid for it out of my own pocket.
It should be remembered, however, that [Sir Thomas] Lawrence, who was now in demand, was charging from eighty to a hundred guineas for even his smallest portraits, a sum which would have been far beyond the pocket or inclination of the canny North countryman [George Stephenson], who had little use for empty honours.
There was, for much of the period, no cheap public transport; and even the Underground, or one of Shillibeer's horse-drawn omnibuses, was beyond the pocket of many of the poor.
"The financial impact of the fuel duty cut on people's pockets will in fact be minimal, […]"
The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.
She knew from avalanche safety courses that outstretched hands might puncture the ice surface and alert rescuers. She knew that if victims ended up buried under the snow, cupped hands in front of the face could provide a small pocket of air for the mouth and nose. Without it, the first breaths could create a suffocating ice mask.
For many years, the popular belief among NFL analysts was that the success of an NFL team comes with a quarterback who can stand tall in the pocket and deliver the ball downfield. Members of the elite group of active quarterbacks, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Drew Brees, for instance, also earned their reputation by making plays almost exclusively from the pocket.
Use pocket when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pocket means (clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items..
Common synonyms include backfield, passing pocket, tackle box, pot.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
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