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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

pocket

/ˈpɒkɪt/

An illustration for pocket

noun1 of 2

small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things

  • “This book is too large to fit in my pocket.”Tatoeba
  • “He has more in his head than in his pocket.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To take and keep (something, especially money that is not one's own).

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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