Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *puhô
Frankish *pokōbor.
Old French poche
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Anglo-Norman poketbor.
Middle English pocket
English pocket
From Middle English pocket (“bag, sack”), from Anglo-Norman poket, Old Northern French poquet, poquete, diminutive of poque, poke (“bag, sack”) (compare modern Norman pouquette and modern French pochette from Old French pochete, from puche), from Frankish *pokō (“pouch”), from Proto-Germanic *puhô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Equivalent to poke + -et. Doublet of pochette. Cognate with Middle Dutch poke, Alemannic German Pfoch (“purse, bag”), Old English pocca, pohha (“poke, pouch, pocket, bag”), Old Norse poki (“bag, pocket”). Compare the related poke (“sack or bag”). See also Modern French pochette and Latin bucca.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
a pocket dictionary
(not-comparable) Smaller or more compact than usual.
“There is never a shortage of pocket [Neville]^([sic]) Chamberlains willing to sacrifice other people’s land for their own peace of mind,” Sikorski said. 2024 January 19, Larry Elliott, John Collingridge, quoting Radosław Sikorski, “Casting their shadow: how Trump, Putin and AI dominated talk at Davos”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
pocket beach
She ate, drank, worked, danced, and made love in exactly the same way: con brio. She came into the apartment like a pocket hurricane. 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger:
pocket battleship
(not-comparable, qualifier:Texas hold'em poker) Belonging to the two initial hole cards.
a pocket pair of kings
Deriveds
pocket veto (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · pocketbook (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · fob pocket (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · pocket watch (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · pocketknife (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · air pocket (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · line one's pockets (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · Pocket Nook (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · pocket flask (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · burn a hole in one's pocket (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · pickpocket (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket") · piss in someone's pocket (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "pocket")
pocket-sized (of a size suitable for a pocket) · pocket-size (of a size suitable for a pocket)
Translations (17)
tr (addan önce) cep (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · pl kieszonkowy (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · fi taskukokoinen (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · fi tasku- (smaller or more compact than usual) · bg джобен (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · mk џебен (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · ru карма́нный (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · fi tasku- (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · pt de bolso (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · cs kapesní (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · it tascabile (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · it tascabile (smaller or more compact than usual) · fi taskukokoinen (smaller or more compact than usual) · et tasku- (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · sv fick- (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · es de bolsillo (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket) · fr de poche (of a size suitable for putting into a pocket)
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *puhô
Frankish *pokōbor.
Old French poche
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Anglo-Norman poketbor.
Middle English pocket
English pocket
From Middle English pocket (“bag, sack”), from Anglo-Norman poket, Old Northern French poquet, poquete, diminutive of poque, poke (“bag, sack”) (compare modern Norman pouquette and modern French pochette from Old French pochete, from puche), from Frankish *pokō (“pouch”), from Proto-Germanic *puhô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Equivalent to poke + -et. Doublet of pochette. Cognate with Middle Dutch poke, Alemannic German Pfoch (“purse, bag”), Old English pocca, pohha (“poke, pouch, pocket, bag”), Old Norse poki (“bag, pocket”). Compare the related poke (“sack or bag”). See also Modern French pochette and Latin bucca.
Meanings
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. 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
(broadly) A person's financial resources.
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. 2012, Simon Heffer, “In Fagin's Footsteps”, in Literary Review, section 403:
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. 1960 February 14, H. C. P. Smail, “New portrait of George Stephenson”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
I paid for it out of my own pocket.
"The financial impact of the fuel duty cut on people's pockets will in fact be minimal, […]" 2022 April 6, “Network News: Spring Statement: Sunak accused of making rail less competitive”, in RAIL, number 954, page 8:
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.
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. 2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013:
(Australia) An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
(qualifier:Australian rules football) The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (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.
The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.
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. 2014 June 20, Gregor Bozic, "Ramblings: Classic Pocket Passers versus Mobile Quarterbacks", Football Outsiders
With some notable exceptions, NFL teams that are successful on dropbacks outside the pocket have tended to win more games 2019 Dec. 6, Josh Hermsmeyer, "Teams Are Excelling when Their QBs Leave the Pocket. Can that Continue?", FiveThirtyEight
The Pocket Area is the area between the outside edges of the normal tackle positions on each side of the center extending backward to the offensive team's end line. After the ball leaves the pocket area, this area no longer exists. 2021, Official Playing Rules of the National Football League, §26: Pocket Area
An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.
Matt Stevens was crumpled by Euan Murray in another scrum, allowing Parks to kick for the corner, and when Richie Gray's clean take from the subsequent line-out set up a series of drives under the posts, Parks was back in the pocket to belt over a drop-goal to make it 9-3 at the interval. 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.
A large bag or sack formerly used for packing various articles, such as ginger, hops, or cowries; the pocket of wool held about 168 pounds.
A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, etc.
A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
A strip of canvas sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
The pouch of an animal.
The ideal point where the pins are hit by the bowling ball.
A socket for receiving the base of a post, stake, etc.
A bight on a lee shore.
A small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the two.
A small, isolated group or area.
They are comfortable trains with decent windows, ideal for observing a line which is one of the last pockets of manually operated crossing gates and semaphore signalling - [...]. 2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47:
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xoco (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cmn 球袋 (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · xsm fwɛɛlɩ₁ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · pl kieszeń (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tg кисса (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · yai буғунта (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · si සාක්කුව (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gun voko (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · prs جیب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · bg пари́ (financial resources) · ak bɔtɔ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mwl jibeira (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · eo poŝo (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · moe pitashun (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mr खिसा (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · es bolsillo (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lo ພົກ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sh џе̏п (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · uk каза́н (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · aii ܓܲܝܒܵܐ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ne खल्ती (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · pdt Fupp (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl caledro (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · alt карман (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ga póca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · myv зепе (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · za daehbuh (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · oj biindaasowin (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · alw kiisa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tet bolsu (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · syc ܟܝܣܐ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · av чванта (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hy գրպան (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tly cif (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ses žiiba (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · el βαλάντιο (financial resources) · mn ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠᠰᠤ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ka ჯიბე (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Kessel (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · mn ᠬᠠᠷᠮᠠᠨ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · eu sakela (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · dsb kapsa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · zza tunık (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · ha aljihu (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sm taga (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nb lomme (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mn халаас (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tk jübi (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · moe kassipitakan (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kjh ізеп (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · an pocha (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Tasche (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tr delik (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · tg ҷайб (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kum кисе (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · be кішэ́нь (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · krl kormano (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tg киса (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ba кеҫә (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · es bolsico (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · si පොකට් (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sco pootch (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ko 포켓 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · oc pòcha (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · es bolchaca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kim һармаан (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · be кацёл (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · es buchaca (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · it sacca (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · te జేబు (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nan-hbl 口袋 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kea julbera (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lt kišenė (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nrf paûte (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · vec scarsèła (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · fa-ira جِیب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mdf зепе (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sv hål (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · es tronera (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · pt algibeira (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tt кесә (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · xh iphokotho (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hdy kiisa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · af sak (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Loch (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · udi джиб (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mhr кӱсен (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · haw pākeke (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · la sacculus (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · it buca (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · mwl jabeira (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sv ficka (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl peto (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ja ポケット (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ady джыбэ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cs kapsa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cmn 口袋 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · vi túi (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · uz kissa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · pl łuza (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · yue 口袋 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mk џеб (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · krc хурджун (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · el τρύπα (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · tly جیف (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tk kise (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl peto (financial resources) · kbd жып (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gd pòcaid-achlais (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ru котёл (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · ky чөнтөк (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hsb kapsa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kmr berîk (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ko 주머니 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kl kaasarfik (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ps جيب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · prs جَیب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ko 호주머니 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ro buzunar (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nrf pouchette (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · pt bolsão (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · it tasca (financial resources) · tl lukbutan (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lv ķeša (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hy ջեբ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lo ກະເປົາ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · fo lummi (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ca butxaca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gur fuonifo (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · id kocek (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl bolsa (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · lez жибин (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ru лу́за (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · jv kanthong (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gu ખિસ્સું (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Blase (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · ce киса (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · yi קעשענע (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · om kibxii (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ms kocek (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · da lomme (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ml കീശ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · pt bolso (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · zza tole (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · it sacca (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · ast bolsu (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · uz choʻntak (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sh džȅp (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mn карман (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nl zak (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · uk лу́за (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · tr yancık (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ru карма́шек (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tl bulsa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ti ጁባ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · qua óžiha (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lb Täsch (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · so jeeb (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · my အိတ် (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · yue 褲袋 /裤袋 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · twf mùlsoʼóna (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tr cep (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · ru де́ньги (financial resources) · es faltriquera (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · zdj posho (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · km ហោប៉ៅ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · fi tasku (bowling: ideal spot to hit the pins) · pap saku (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lo ຖົງ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nog кисе (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · es faldriquera (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · es bolsa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sk vrecko (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Insel (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · bg чува́л (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · cy llogell (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · uk кише́ня (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ms poket (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tr cep (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · et tasku (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cah kawkunill (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ota جیب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · aa gib (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Sack (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lo ຖົງເສື້ອ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · as জেপ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lad aldikera (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl bucha (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sv ficka (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · arz جيب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · el τσέπη (financial resources) · wo jiba (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ml മടിശ്ശീല (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · apc جَيْبة (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · zza tunık (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ar جَيْب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nn lomme (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · liv tašk (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · inh киса (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl alxibeira (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · smn lummo (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl falchoca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ms kantung (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Tasche (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · clt zaa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · he כִּיס (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mww hnab tshos (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · egl bisàca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · bo པ་ཀིར (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nv azaʼazis (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hu zseb (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cr ᐊᓯᐊᐧᒋᑲᐣ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ur جیب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ca tronera (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · sah сиэп (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · os дзыпп (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · eu poltsiko (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl buchada (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ja 懐中 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kea aldjibera (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · is vasi (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · vi túi áo (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · acx مخبا (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · syl ꠎꠦꠛ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Tasche (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · lb Gefaach (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · bn পকেট (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · th กระเป๋า (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · fi motti (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · br godell (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · fi tasku (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tg ҷайбак (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hi जेब (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · alt јанчык (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mei céeb (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sq xhep (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sw mfuko (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cy poced (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · fa-ira جیب (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nds-de Task (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lij stàcca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ik aiñiq (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · zu ikhukhu (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ht pòch (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mrj кӹшӓн (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · izh kormuna (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · chr ᎠᏜᏩᏛᎢ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · bn জেব (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hi चेद (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · na paget (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ru сре́дства (financial resources) · kn ಕಿಸೆ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gd pòcaid (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · sq shqek (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ml പോക്കറ്റ് (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · el θύλακας (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · bg джоб (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · vi túi quần (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · rsk кишенка (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ilo bólsa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hy գնդապարկ (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · sh žȅp (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · rup gepi (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · se lubma (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · bg джоб (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · mwl bolso (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ug يانچۇق (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · yo àpò (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · de Tasche (financial resources) · io posho (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lv kabata (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ru карма́н (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · id saku (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kmr cêb (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · be лу́за (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · sc bucciacca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mi pākete (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cmn 荷包 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ny thumba (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · cmn 袋 (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · kk қалта (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · hsb zak (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gd pòca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · mg paosy (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · bg сре́дства (financial resources) · ta பாக்கெட் (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · da lomme (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · gd pòcaid-bhroillich (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · el θύλακας (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · tn kgetsi (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kmr gîrfan (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · rup buzunar (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · bo ཨམ་ཕྲག (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · az cib (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · es bolsa (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another) · mwl algebeira (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gmw-gts žeap (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · fi pussi (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · sh же̏п (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · vo sakäd (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · pa ਜੇਬ (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · nup dzufan (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · lad faldukera (Salonika) (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · kk жемсау (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl buchaca (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ceb bulsa (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ln líbenga (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · pt caçapa (billiards: net into which balls are struck) · el θύλακας (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) · ak kotoku (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · yue 衫袋 (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · gl faldriqueira (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · esu kalmaanaq (bag stitched to an item of clothing) · ary جيب (bag stitched to an item of clothing)
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *puhô
Frankish *pokōbor.
Old French poche
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Anglo-Norman poketbor.
Middle English pocket
English pocket
From Middle English pocket (“bag, sack”), from Anglo-Norman poket, Old Northern French poquet, poquete, diminutive of poque, poke (“bag, sack”) (compare modern Norman pouquette and modern French pochette from Old French pochete, from puche), from Frankish *pokō (“pouch”), from Proto-Germanic *puhô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Equivalent to poke + -et. Doublet of pochette. Cognate with Middle Dutch poke, Alemannic German Pfoch (“purse, bag”), Old English pocca, pohha (“poke, pouch, pocket, bag”), Old Norse poki (“bag, pocket”). Compare the related poke (“sack or bag”). See also Modern French pochette and Latin bucca.
Meanings
(transitive) To put (something) into a pocket.
She produced a Gillette blade from her coat pocket. / “Where did you get that?” / “Stole it from Mr Taylor!” she said proudly. / “That’s dangerous! You could cut yourself.” / Jemima looked unmoved and pocketted the blade. 2014, David Shepherd, “The Unexpected Guest (Mary’s Story: September - November 1939)”, in Jemima Against the World: A Romance in a Time of War, Dundee: Meadowside Publications, →ISBN, section 4, page 21:
[Y]ou / Did pocket vp my Letters: and with taunts / Did gibe my Miſive out of audience. c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 346, column 1:
[M]y lord said that she did not flatter at any rate; and pocketted his snuff-box, not desirous that Madame Brack’s dubious fingers should plunge too frequently into his Mackabaw. 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, “Carries the Reader Both to Richmond and Greenwich”, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume II, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 14:
[…] I ſtopt ſhort, and, pocketting my ducats in a great hurry, took out ſome rials, approached the hat, that was expoſed for the reception of charity extorted from chriſtians by fear, and dropt them into it, one after another, that the beggar might ſee how nobly I uſed him. 1749, [Alain-René Lesage], “Of His Being Grievously Alarmed in His Way to Pennaflor: […]”, in [Tobias George Smollett], transl., The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, volume I, London: […] J. Osborn, […], →OCLC, book I, page 5:
To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
(informal, transitive) To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own).
Under the Shadow GBR, it will be interesting to see how the government resolves the current mismatch whereby the DfT is responsible for spending money, but HM Treasury pockets the cash from train operators. 2024 October 16, Howard Johnston, “GBR is now in motion... but change will be a slow process”, in RAIL, number 1020, page 27:
Record executives pocketed most of the young singer's earnings.
But, Tom, thy ſelfe art paſt grace; for ſome of thyne owne faction, envying thy proficiencie and honour to which thou aſpireſt, hath pocketted thy grace. 1597, Don Richardo de Medico Campo [pseudonym; Richard Lichfield], The Trimming of Thomas Nashe Gentleman, London: […] [Edward Allde] for Philip Scarlet, →OCLC; republished as J[ohn] P[ayne] C[ollier], editor, The Trimming of Thomas Nashe Gentleman (Miscellaneous Tracts, Temp. Eliz. & Jac. I), [London: s.n.], 1870, →OCLC, page 51:
The thief was caught on camera pocketing the diamond.
The store manager, a woman in her 50s, saw Sasaki pocket the condoms and detained him at the entrance to the store, while another employee called police. 2023, 85-year-old man arrested for stealing condoms from convenience store:
(dated, informal, transitive) To put up with; to bear without complaint.
As long as the house suffered the practice to prevail, they must submit to pocket the insult of being told that it existed. 1810, Great Britain. Parliament, The Parliamentary Register, page 557:
trouser (take and keep, etc) · pot (in billiards, etc)
Translations (36)
it intascare (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · it imbucare (to cause a ball to go into a pocket of a billiard table) · bg вкарвам (to cause a ball to go into a pocket of a billiard table) · ca embutxacar (to put into a pocket) · el τσεπώνω (to put into a pocket) · mr खिश्यात घालणे (to put into a pocket) · fr empocher (to put into a pocket) · hy գրպանել (to put into a pocket) · ru прикарма́нивать (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · io enposhigar (to put into a pocket) · tr cebe düşürmek (to cause a ball to go into a pocket of a billiard table) · fi pistää/panna/laittaa taskuun (to put into a pocket) · it intascare (to put into a pocket) · hu zsebre vág (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · el τσεπώνω (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · pt encaçapar (to cause a ball to go into a pocket of a billiard table) · hu zsebre vág (to put into a pocket) · el ενθυλακώνω (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · bg присвоявам (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · hy գրպանը դնել (to put into a pocket) · bg прибирам в джоба (to put into a pocket) · hu zsebre vág (''(informal, dated in English)'' to put up with; to bear without complaint) · hu bezsebel (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · cmn 到口袋 (to put into a pocket) · hu zsebre tesz (to put into a pocket) · fi pussittaa (to cause a ball to go into a pocket of a billiard table) · ru прикарма́нить (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · sv sänka (to cause a ball to go into a pocket of a billiard table) · es embolsar (to put into a pocket) · hu zsebre tesz (''(informal, dated in English)'' to put up with; to bear without complaint) · tr ceplemek (to put into a pocket) · fi pistää/panna/laittaa taskuunsa (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · el ενθυλακώνω (to put into a pocket) · de einstecken (to put into a pocket) · hu zsebre tesz (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own) · tr cebe indirmek (to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own)