''Pocket''([[noun]]) A void sewn into [[pants]] and other [[clothes]] for the storage of items one does not wish to carry.
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''Pocket''([[noun]]) A opening sewn into a variety of [[clothes]] (also rucksacks and bags) for the storage of small items one does not wish to carry in the hands.
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The derived [[verb]], ''to pocket'' means to put into one's pocket; to pilfer; to keep for oneself. To pocket something is to break one of the [http://www.winternet.com/~swezeyt/bible/swezcomd.htm eleven] [[commandments]].
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Although the derived [[verb]], ''to pocket'' literally means "to put into one's pocket" its common usage refers to the act of stealing or keeping for oneself. To pocket something in this sense is to break one of the [[commandments]].
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The word pocket can also be used to describe distinct isolated areas within a whole. For example, air pockets in a pumice stone.
In [[football]], the area in which a [[quarterback]] makes a play from.
In [[football]], the area in which a [[quarterback]] makes a play from.
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The receptacle built into a [[billiards]] [[table]] for to receive the billiard balls. [[Two]] common varieties of such pockets are [[side]] and [[corner]].
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The receptacles built into a [[billiards]], snooker or pool [[table]] in which to sink (known as "potting") the balls are called pockets.