pock·et (pŏḱĭt)

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[Middle English, pouch, small bag, from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of Old North French poke, bag, of Germanic origin.]

noun 

1. A small baglike attachment forming part of a garment and used to carry small articles, as a flat pouch sewn inside a pair of pants or a piece of material sewn on its sides and bottom to the outside of a shirt.
2. A small sack or bag.
3. A receptacle, cavity, or opening.
4. Financial means; money supply: The cost of the trip must come out of your own pocket.
5. 1. A small cavity in the earth, especially one containing ore.
   2. A small body or accumulation of ore.
6. A pouch in an animal body, such as the cheek pouch of a rodent or the abdominal pouch of a marsupial.
7. Games One of the pouchlike receptacles at the corners and sides of a billiard or pool table.
8. Baseball The deepest part of a baseball glove, just below the web, where the ball is normally caught.
9. Sports A racing position in which a contestant has no room to pass a group of contestants immediately to his or her front or side.
10. 1. A small, isolated, or protected area or group: pockets of dissatisfied voters.
    2. Football The area a few yards behind the line of scrimmage that blockers attempt to keep clear so that the quarterback can pass the ball.
11. An air pocket.
12. A bin for storing ore, grain, or other materials.

adjective 

1. Suitable for or capable of being carried in one's pocket: a pocket handkerchief; a pocket edition of a dictionary.
2. Small; miniature: a pocket backyard; a pocket museum.

transitive verb: -et·ed, -et·ing, -ets. 

1. To place in or as if in a pocket.
2. To take possession of for oneself, especially dishonestly: pocketed the receipts from the charity dance.
3. 1. To accept or tolerate (an insult, for example).
   2. To conceal or suppress: I pocketed my pride and asked for a raise.
4. To prevent (a bill) from becoming law by failing to sign until the adjournment of the legislature.
5. Sports To hem in (a competitor) in a race.
6. Games To hit (a ball) into a pocket of a pool or billiard table.

idioms

in (one's) pocket

In one's power, influence, or possession: The defendant had the jury in his pocket.

in pocket

Having funds. Having gained or retained funds of a specified amount: was a hundred dollars in pocket after a day at the races.

derivatives

pocḱet·a·ble

adjective

pocḱet·less

adjective