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Meanings of pocket in English
Spanish
faldiquera 
Flat pouch of fabric with a bound slit in the outer surface, worn suspended from ties which fasten around the waist.
Synonyms
Examples for "pockets"
Examples for "pockets"
1
Certainly it was an effective way to put money into peasants' pockets.
2
In the most stubborn pockets of crime and poverty, police make thousands.
3
Question 3: Palm's got a new daddy, and he's got deep pockets.
4
I'm not sure who said 'there are no pockets in a shroud'.
5
But pockets of violence remain and tit-for-tat killings on both sides continued.
1
The little hanging pocket testified that Lockwin must tarry in that hateful locality and pick up the treasure and documents.
2
He put it in a hanging pocket of his coat, and waited till he could catch a companion to fill the opposite pocket.
Portuguese
roubar Spanish
embolsillarse Usage of pocket in English
1
Penalties include higher premiums and lower company contributions for out-of-pocket health costs.
2
I feel my phone buzz in my back pocket: a new text.
3
Henry unfolded a paper from his breast pocket and scanned the text.
4
In the time-table I carry in my pocket I unfold the earth.
5
In civilized countries everyone but the pariahs carried a pocket receiving set.
6
Every so often, a secession is attempted for assorted pocket-lining political reasons.
7
He replaced the first in his pocket unread; the second he opened.
8
I've had lots of different sorts of paper money in my pocket.
9
It was the truth; I had only eleven sous in my pocket.
10
Sources have said UniCredit wants to pocket 3 billion euros from Pioneer.
11
The only formula in the world is here in my coat pocket.
12
A niggardly purse in the pocket becomes a thorn in the side.
13
Put it in your pocket and think about it later,' said Mikey.
14
However, the pocket was occupied by dioxane molecules from the crystallization solution.
15
The grooms can't say precisely when; they do not carry pocket watches.
16
Jimmy, in fact, has French Cheese stuck way deep into his pocket.
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Translations for pocket
Russian
Pocket through the time
Pocket across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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