big pocket

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, pocket.

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Meanings

nounbig pocket (plural big pockets)

plural big pockets

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, pocket.
  2. ball gamesA situation where a ball is lying close to a pocket, such that another ball being potted into that pocket may go in either directly or off the first ball, creating a wider margin of error than normal, and hence the illusion that the pocket is bigger than normal.
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APA

big pocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20pocket

MLA

“big pocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20pocket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big pocket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20pocket.

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