n. A small pouch or bag; specifically, a small pouch inserted in a garment for” carrying money or other small articles.n. That which is carried in the pocket; money; means; financial resources.n. One of the small bags or nets at the corners and sides of some billiard-tables.n. Any cavity or opening forming a receptacle: as, a brace-pocket, a post-pocket, etc.n. In a window lifted with sashes, the hole for a pulley.n. In mining, an irregular cavity filled with veinstone and ore; a swelling of the lode in an irregular manner, in which a more or less isolated mass of ore occurs.n. A glen or hollow among mountains.n. A certain quantity of hops, wool, etc., equal to about 168 pounds.n. In racing slang, a position in a race where one contestant is surrounded by three or more others, so that, owing to the impeding of his advance, he has no chance to win.n. In zoology and anatomy: A blind sac; a sac-shaped cavityn. The external cheek-pouch of a rodent, as of the Geomyidæ and Saccomyidæ. See cuts under Geomyidæ and Perognathus.n. The abdominal pouch of a marsupialn. The abdominal cavity of a halibut or other fish.n. The trap of a weir, in which the fish are retained or caught.To put in a pocket or in one's pocket: as. to pocket a ball in billiards; to pocket a penknife.To appropriate to one's self or for one's own use; take possession of.In racing slang, to surround in such a way as to leave no room for getting out or in front: as, he was pocketed at the beginning of the race.To carry in or as in the pocket; specifically, of a president, governor, or other executive officer, to prevent (a bill) from becoming law by retaining it unsigned. See pocket veto, under pocket, n.To accept meekly or without protest or resentment; submit to tamely or without demand for redress, apology, etc.: as, to pocket an insult.To conceal; give no indication of; suppress: as, to pocket one's pride.To control or have the control of, as if carried in one's pocket: as, to pocket a borough.In mech., placed in a case or pocket: as, a pocketed valve. See valveTo submit tamely to; accept without protest or murmur.n. A small cavity in a rock-surface or in the channel of an intermittent stream, sometimes holding a pool of water. Also called a water-pocket.n. In Australia: A bar formed by a river at a bend, much curved and hollowed out near its shore end.n. A circular, hollowed-out spot in thick scrub.