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a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
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an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
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(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
Synonym: pouch
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a small isolated group of people
e.g. they were concentrated in pockets inside the city
e.g. the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance
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a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
Synonym: air pocket air hole
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a supply of money
e.g. they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets
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a hollow concave shape made by removing something
Synonym: scoop
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(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
e.g. the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike
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an enclosed space
e.g. the trapped miners found a pocket of air
Synonym: pouch sac sack