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Meanings of pocket in English

Spanish
faldiquera
Wikidata

Flat pouch of fabric with a bound slit in the outer surface, worn suspended from ties which fasten around the waist.

faldiquera
Russian
карман
Portuguese
bolsos
Spanish
bolsillo
Catalan
butxaca
Wikidata

Small compartment in clothing where minor objects can be carried inside.

Related terms
карман
Portuguese
saca
Spanish
bolsillo
Catalan
bossa

An enclosed space.

saca
Portuguese
roubar
Spanish
embolsillarse

To take possession of property belonging to another without the consent of this owner; most typically when not observed, rather than by force.

roubar
Synonyms
Examples for "sack"
Examples for "sack"
1
The Health Minister is poised to sack the Waikato District Health Board.
Radio NZ
2
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said under normal conditions she would sack him.
Radio NZ
3
There were hundreds of slips of paper in each sack, thousands altogether.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
4
The German was carrying a sack of food she must have given.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
5
Owners of Nascar teams, however, have threatened to sack employees who protest.
BBC
1
Good pouch function requires long term treatment with infliximab in most patients.
Pubmed
2
The pouch has given Impatiens glandulifera one English common name, policeman's helmet.
The Irish Times
3
I looked into the pouch the next morning, the British model said.
Reuters
4
The kangaroo and the miser carry all they love in a pouch.
Wise or Otherwise
5
Then clean the pouch of the sheep and fill with the mixture.
365 Foreign Dishes / A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year
1
Access is via a private road which ends at the cul-de-sac development.
The Irish Times
2
The sac consists of the condensed and thickened tissues around the artery.
Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
3
It is well located at the south, cul-de-sac end of the road.
The Irish Times
4
The sac moved, as if hundreds of tiny bodies were moving inside.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
5
The renovated four-bedroom, two-bathroom home is located in a tightly held cul-de-sac.
News.com.au
Usage of pocket in English
1
Penalties include higher premiums and lower company contributions for out-of-pocket health costs.
Reuters
2
I feel my phone buzz in my back pocket: a new text.
Before I fall
3
Henry unfolded a paper from his breast pocket and scanned the text.
G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
4
In the time-table I carry in my pocket I unfold the earth.
The Voice of the Machines / An Introduction to the Twentieth Cen...
5
In civilized countries everyone but the pariahs carried a pocket receiving set.
Star Maker
6
Every so often, a secession is attempted for assorted pocket-lining political reasons.
Internecine
7
He replaced the first in his pocket unread; the second he opened.
The Slave of the Lamp
8
I've had lots of different sorts of paper money in my pocket.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
9
It was the truth; I had only eleven sous in my pocket.
Nobody's Boy / Sans Famille
10
Sources have said UniCredit wants to pocket 3 billion euros from Pioneer.
Reuters
11
The only formula in the world is here in my coat pocket.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
12
A niggardly purse in the pocket becomes a thorn in the side.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
13
Put it in your pocket and think about it later,' said Mikey.
Climbing Magazine
14
However, the pocket was occupied by dioxane molecules from the crystallization solution.
Pubmed
15
The grooms can't say precisely when; they do not carry pocket watches.
A river in the sky
16
Jimmy, in fact, has French Cheese stuck way deep into his pocket.
From those wonderful folks who gave you pearl harbor: front-line...
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Pocket through the time
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United Kingdom
Common
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