pocket

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. pouch, bin, purse; hollow, placket. See concavity, receptacle. — v. t. appropriate, take, steal. See stealing.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. small, tiny, miniature; see little 1 , minute 1 .

n.

1. [A cavity]

Syn. hollow, opening, airpocket; see hole 2 .

2. [A pouch sewed into a garment]

Syn. pouch, poke, sac, pod.

Kinds of pockets include: patch, slash, inset, watch, coin, invisible, shirt, pants, jacket, coat, vest, side, front, back, rear, inner, outer, inside, outside.

3. [Small area]

Syn. isolated group, secluded section of persons, separated group.

• in one's pocket*,

Syn. controlled, under control, regulated; see managed .

• in pocket*,

Syn. gained, usable, ready, at hand; see available .

• out of pocket,

Syn. suffering a loss, spent, out of money, at one's own expense; see wasted .

v.

Syn. conceal, hide, enclose; see steal .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. pouch fob, sack, bag.

2. hollow opening, hole, cavity.

II

v.

take, filch, steal, nab, lift, pilfer, shoplift, appropriate, *walk off with.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A space in an otherwise solid mass: cavity, hole, hollow, vacuity, void. See CONVEX.