Definizione monolingua

pocket

pocket (third-person singular simple present pockets, present participle pocketing, simple past and past participle pocketed)

1. To put (something) into a pocket.
2. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
3. (slang) To take and keep (especially money) that which is not ones own.
4. (slang) To shoplift, to steal.

pocket (plural pockets)

1. A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
2. (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.
3. An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.

   The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.

4. An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river (Australian English)
5. (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.
6. (American Football) The region directly behind the offensive line in which the quarterback executes plays.
7. (military) An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
8. (rugby) This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, BBC Sport:

     Matt Stevens was crumpled by Euan Murray in another scrum, allowing Parks to kick for the corner, and when Richie Grays clean take from the subsequent line-out set up a series of drives under the posts, Parks was back in the pocket to belt over a drop-goal to make it 9-3 at the interval.

pocket (not comparable)

1. Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.

   pocket dictionary

2. Smaller or more compact than usual.

   pocket battleship

3. (Texas holdem poker) Referring to the two initial hole cards.

   A pocket pair of kings.

Definizione dizionario pocket

	tasca
	bag stitched to an item of clothing

	buca
	billiards: net into which balls are struck

	sacca
	enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another

	rubare
	Prendere possesso di qualcosa che appartiene ad un'altra persona senza che questa ne sia a conoscenza; tipicamente quando non siè osservati, raramente sotto costrizione.
	To take possession of property belonging to another without the consent of this owner; most typically when not observed, rather than by force.

casella

intascare

nascondere

saccoccia

soffocare

tascabile

taschino

Altri significati:

(military) An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.

A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

to take into posession by putting it somewhere into the clothing one is wearing

Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.

A kind of pouch, which is accessible by an opening in an article of clothing and serves for storage; usually large enough in order to accommodate at least one hand.

(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.

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

(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.

(Texas hold'em poker) Referring to the two initial hole cards.

(breast) pocket

An opening suitable or meant to receive something

An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.

(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.

to cause a ball to go into a pocket of a billiard table

An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river (Australian English)

To put (something) into a pocket.

of a size suitable for putting into a pocket

to take and keep (especially money) that is not one's own

(American Football) The region directly behind the offensive line in which the quarterback executes plays.

to put into a pocket

Smaller or more compact than usual.

(slang) To shoplift, to steal.