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pocket noun

  /ˈpɑ.kət/ , /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ , /ˈpɒ.kɪt/ , /ˈpɔ.kɪt/
  • (clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
  • An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
  • (Australian rules football) The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
 tasku
  • (military) An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
 motti
  • (sports, billiards, pool, snooker) An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
 pussi

pocket adjective

  /ˈpɑ.kət/ , /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ , /ˈpɒ.kɪt/ , /ˈpɔ.kɪt/
  • Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
  • Smaller or more compact than usual.
 tasku-, taskukokoinen

pocket verb

  /ˈpɑ.kət/ , /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ , /ˈpɒ.kɪt/ , /ˈpɔ.kɪt/
  • (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
 pistää/panna/laittaa taskuun, pussittaa
  • (transitive, informal) To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own).
 pistää/panna/laittaa taskuunsa
pocket money
taskuraha
pocket watch
taskukello
pocket pool
taskubiljardi
air pocket
ilmakuoppa
inside pocket
povitasku, sisätasku
kangaroo pocket
kengurutasku
pocket square
taskuliina
pocket flask
taskumatti
pocket-handkerchief
taskuliina
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