Definition

/ˈpɒkɪt/

noun

A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, 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.
An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
“The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.”
An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.

verb

To 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).
“Record executives pocketed most of the young singer's earnings.”
To shoplift; to steal.
“The thief was caught on camera pocketing the diamond.”
To put up with; to bear without complaint.

adjective