pocket

(noun) a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.

(noun) an enclosed space. Synonyms: pouch, sac, sack. Example: "The trapped miners found a pocket of air."

(noun) a supply of money. Example: "They dipped into the taxpayers' pockets."

(noun) (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left. Example: "The ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike."

(noun) a hollow concave shape made by removing something. Synonyms: scoop.

(noun) a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly. Synonyms: air pocket, air hole.

(noun) a small isolated group of people. Examples: "They were concentrated in pockets inside the city." "The battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance."

(noun) (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican). Synonyms: pouch.

(noun) an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck.

(verb) put in one's pocket. Example: "He pocketed the change."

(verb) take unlawfully. Synonyms: bag.