Pocket Definition–noun | 1. |
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a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used esp. for carrying small articles. | | 3. | means; financial resources: a selection of gifts to fit every pocket. | | 4. | any pouchlike receptacle, compartment, hollow, or cavity. | | 5. | an envelope, receptacle, etc., usually of heavy paper and open at one end, used for storing or preserving photographs, stamps, phonograph records, etc.: Each album has 12 pockets. | | 6. | a recess, as in a wall, for receiving a sliding door, sash weights, etc. | | 7. | any isolated group, area, element, etc., contrasted, as in status or condition, with a surrounding element or group: pockets of resistance; a pocket of poverty in the central city. | | 8. | Mining. | a. | a small orebody or mass of ore, frequently isolated. | | b. | a bin for ore or rock storage. | | c. | a raise or small slope fitted with chute gates. | | | 9. | Billiards, Pool. any of the pouches or bags at the corners and sides of the table. | | 10. | a position in which a competitor in a race is so hemmed in by others that his or her progress is impeded. | | 11. | Football. the area from which a quarterback throws a pass, usually a short distance behind the line of scrimmage and protected by a wall of blockers. | | 12. | Bowling. the space between the headpin and the pin next behind to the left or right, taken as the target for a strike. | | 13. | Baseball. the deepest part of
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a mitt or glove, roughly in the area around the center of the palm, where most balls are caught. | | 14. | Nautical. a holder consisting of a strip of sailcloth sewed to a sail, and containing a thin wooden batten that stiffens the leech of the sail. | | 15. | Anatomy. any saclike cavity in the body: a pus pocket. | | 17. | an English unit of weight for hops equivalent to 168 pounds (76.4 kg). | –adjective | 18. | small enough or suitable for carrying in the pocket: a pocket watch. | | 19. | relatively small; smaller than usual: a pocket war; a pocket country. | –verb (used with object) | 20. | to put into one's pocket: to pocket one's keys. | | 21. | to take possession of as one's own, often dishonestly: to pocket public funds. | | 22. | to submit to or endure without protest or open resentment: to pocket an insult. | | 23. | to conceal or suppress: to pocket one's pride. | | 24. | to enclose or confine in or as if in a pocket: The town was pocketed in a small valley. | | 25. | Billiards, Pool. to drive (a ball) into a pocket. | | 27. | to hem in (a contestant) so as to impede progress, as in racing. | —Idioms | 28. | in one's pocket, in one's possession; under one's influence: He has the audience in his pocket. | | 29. | line one's pockets, to profit, esp. at the expense of others: While millions were fighting and dying, the profiteers were lining their pockets. | | 30. | out of pocket, having suffered a financial loss; poorer: He had made unwise land purchases, and found himself several thousand dollars out of pocket. | |
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Zip Definition–noun | 1. | a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet. | | 2. | Informal. energy; vim; vigor. | –verb (used without object) | 3. | to move with a zipping sound. | | 4. | Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I'll just zip upstairs. | –verb (used with object) Informal. | 5. | to convey with speed and energy: I'll zip you downtown on my motorcycle. | | 6. | to add vitality or zest to (usually fol. by up): A little garlic zips up a salad. | |
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Drive Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation. | | 2. | to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a car; to drive a mule. | | 3. | to convey in a vehicle: She drove them to the station. | | 4. | to force to work or act: He drove the workers until they collapsed. | | 5. | to impel; constrain; urge; compel. | | 6. | to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through: He drove a hard bargain. | | 7. | to keep (machinery) going. | | 8. | Baseball. | a. | to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a base hit or sacrifice fly: He drove him home with a scratch single. | | b. | to cause (a run) to be scored by a base hit or sacrifice fly: He drove in two runs. | | | 9. | Golf. to hit (a golf ball), esp. from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: She drove the ball within ten feet of the pin. | | 10. | Sports. | a. | to hit or propel (a ball, puck, shuttlecock, etc.) very hard. | | b. | to kick (a ball) with much force. | | | 11. | Hunting. | b. | to search (a district) for game. | | | 12. | to float (logs) down a river or stream. | | 13. | (in mining, construction, etc.) to excavate (a mine or tunnel heading). | –verb (used without object) | 14. | to cause and guide the movement of a vehicle or animal, esp. to operate an automobile. | | 15. | to go or travel in a driven vehicle: He drives to work with me. | | 16. | Golf. to hit a golf ball, esp. from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: He drove long and straight throughout the match. | | 17. | to strive vigorously toward a goal or objective; to work, play, or try wholeheartedly and with determination. | | 18. | to go along before an impelling force; be impelled: The ship drove before the wind. | | 19. | to rush or dash violently. | –noun | 21. | a trip in a vehicle, esp. a short pleasure trip: a Sunday drive in the country. | | 22. | an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction. | | 23. | the animals, logs, etc., thus driven. | | 24. | Psychology. an inner urge that stimulates activity or inhibition; a basic or instinctive need: the hunger drive; sex drive. | | 25. | a vigorous onset or onward course toward a goal or objective: the drive toward the goal line. | | 26. | a strong military offensive. | | 27. | a united effort to accomplish some specific purpose, esp. to raise money, as for a charity. | | 28. | energy and initiative: a person with great drive. | | 29. | vigorous pressure or effort, as in business. | | 30. | a road for vehicles, esp. a scenic one, as in or along a park, or a short one, as an approach to a house. | | 31. | Mach
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inery. a driving mechanism, as of an automobile: gear drive; chain drive. | | 32. | Automotive. the point or points of power application to the roadway: front-wheel drive; four-wheel drive. | | 33. | Sports. | a. | an act or instance of driving a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like. | | b. | the flight of such a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like, that has been driven with much force. | | | 34. | Golf. a shot, esp. with a driver or driving iron from the tee, that is intended to carry a great distance. | | 35. | a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters. | –adjective | 37. | noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion. | —Verb phrase | 38. | drive at, to attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest: What are you driving at? | —Idiom | 39. | let drive, to aim a blow or missile at; attack: He let drive at his pursuers. | |
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