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› a small bag, usually made of cloth, sewn on the inside or outside of a piece of clothing and used to hold small objects: coat/pants/shirt pockets She took her keys out of her pocket. I paid for my ticket out of my own pocket (= with my own money). › A pocket is also a small container that is part of or attached to something else: The map is in the pocket on the car door. › In the game of pool, the pockets are the holes around the edge of the table into which the balls are hit. pocketful /ˈpɑk·ɪtˌfʊl/ n [C] › a pocketful of coins
(Definition of pocket n (BAG) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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