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The money had fallen out of a hole in my pocket.
a trouser/shirt/coat pocket
a top pocket (=on the front of a jacket)
a back pocket (=of a pair of trousers)
He slipped his wallet into an inside pocket (=of his jacket).
She had put her hands in her pockets to keep them warm.
The police officer asked us to empty our pockets.
Our boss expects us to pay for the trip out of our own pockets.
It's a company with very deep pockets.
We have prices to suit every pocket.
This is the British English definition of pocket. View American English definition of pocket.
a part of an atom that moves around the nucleus (=centre) and has a negative electrical charge