{ "term": "pocket", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "image": "data/images/cl/clothes_sports_casual.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a small piece of material like a small bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing so that you can carry things in it", "sensetop": "in/into a pocketout of/from a pocket", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a jacket/coat/shirt/trouser pocket" }, { "text": "a back/a hip/an inside pocket" }, { "text": "I put the note in my pocket.", "contextForm": "in/into a pocket" }, { "text": "The three of us stood there, hands in pockets, and waited." }, { "text": "She reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone." }, { "text": "Take your hands out of your pockets!", "contextForm": "out of/from a pocket" }, { "text": "Turn out your pockets *(= empty your pockets)*." }, { "text": "a pocket dictionary *(= one that is small enough to fit in your pocket)*" }, { "text": "He stood there, hands in pockets." }, { "text": "He went through all his pockets looking for his key." }, { "text": "I fished the list out of my pocket." }, { "text": "My cell phone rang and I patted my pockets looking for it." }, { "text": "My pockets were bulging with loose change." }, { "text": "My wallet was in the back pocket of my jeans." }, { "text": "She stuffed the money into her pocket and walked out." }, { "text": "The security guard made them empty their pockets." }, { "text": "We filled our pockets with apples." } ], "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bulging", "deep", "zip"], "verb + pocket": ["check", "feel in", "fish in"], "pocket + verb": ["bulge"], "pocket + noun": ["lining"], "preposition": ["in the/​your pocket", "out of the/​your pocket"], "phrases": [ "hands in pockets", "with your hands in your pockets", "the lining of a pocket" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a small bag or container fastened to something so that you can put things in it, for example, in a car door or in a bag", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Information about safety procedures is in the pocket in front of you *(= on a plane)*." }, { "text": "Forged passports were found in a secret pocket in the suitcase." }, { "text": "a 20 litre rucksack with a pocket for a water bottle and map" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bulging", "deep", "zip"], "verb + pocket": ["check", "feel in", "fish in"], "pocket + verb": ["bulge"], "pocket + noun": ["lining"], "preposition": ["in the/​your pocket", "out of the/​your pocket"], "phrases": [ "hands in pockets", "with your hands in your pockets", "the lining of a pocket" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "used to talk about the amount of money that you have to spend", "examples": [ { "text": "We have holidays to **suit every pocket**." }, { "text": "He had no intention of paying for the meal **out of his own pocket**." }, { "text": "The libel case was a huge drain on her pocket." }, { "text": "tourists with bulging pockets" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a small group or area that is different from everyone or everything around it", "examples": [ { "text": "There are still a few isolated pockets of resistance to the new regime." }, { "text": "The country has large pockets of unemployment." }, { "text": "a pocket of air" }, { "text": "Geologists have found a few remaining pockets of iron ore." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["large", "small", "isolated"], "phrases": ["a pocket of resistance"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "any of the holes or nets around the edges of the table used in the games of billiards, pool or snooker, which you have to hit the ball into", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if two people are or live in each other’s pockets, they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be controlled or strongly influenced by somebody", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you have it", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to spend some of your own money on something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She was forced to dip into her own pocket to pay for the repairs." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have influence or power over somebody, for example, a police officer or a politician, especially by threatening them or by offering them money", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be certain to win something", "examples": [], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "having gained/lost money as a result of something", "labels": "(especially British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "We're in pocket on that deal." }, { "text": "That one mistake left him thousands of pounds out of pocket." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to get richer or make somebody richer, especially by taking unfair advantage of a situation or by being dishonest", "examples": [ { "text": "Health services are lining the drug companies’ pockets, according to the report." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to steal something from somebody’s pocket without them noticing", "examples": [ { "text": "The back pocket on a pair of jeans is the easiest one to pick." } ], "topics": ["Crime and punishment"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to spend money or give it to somebody", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "I've heard he doesn't like putting his hand in his pocket." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpɒkɪt/", "audio": "po/pocket/pocket__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpɑːkɪt/", "audio": "po/pocket/pocket__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "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 cent." }