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pockets
We have found lemma(root) word of pockets : pocket.
Definitions
[ˈpɒkɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles
(e.g: she fished for her door key in her coat pocket)
- a small patch of something
(e.g: some of the gardens still had pockets of dirty snow in them)
- an opening at the corner or on the side of the table into which balls are struck
- the protected area behind the offensive line from which the quarterback throws passes
- a narrow sack in which agricultural produce is sold, used as a measure for trading
(e.g: consumers are paying the same for 10 kg pockets of potatoes as they paid for 15 kg pockets last year)
Phrases:
- in pocket
- in someone's pocket
- out of pocket
- pay out of pocket
- put one's hand in one's pocket
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman French poket(e), diminutive of poke ‘pouch’. The verb dates from the late 16th century Compare with poke
[ˈpɒkɪt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket
(e.g: a pocket German dictionary)
Phrases:
- in pocket
- in someone's pocket
- out of pocket
- pay out of pocket
- put one's hand in one's pocket
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman French poket(e), diminutive of poke ‘pouch’. The verb dates from the late 16th century Compare with poke
[ˈpɒkɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put into one's pocket
(e.g: she watched him lock up and pocket the key)
Phrases:
- in pocket
- in someone's pocket
- out of pocket
- pay out of pocket
- put one's hand in one's pocket
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman French poket(e), diminutive of poke ‘pouch’. The verb dates from the late 16th century Compare with poke
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