pocket vs gap

pocket and gap both are nouns.

pocket and gap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pocket	Yes	No	Yes	No
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gap is a hypernym of pocket; that is, gap is a word with a broader meaning than pocket:

pocket: an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
gap: an open or empty space in or between things

Other hypernyms of pocket include opening.

pocket (noun)	gap (noun)
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck	a narrow opening
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
a small isolated group of people	a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly	an open or empty space in or between things
a supply of money	a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
an enclosed space
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

pocket (verb)	gap (verb)
put in one's pocket	make an opening or gap in
take unlawfully

Difference between pocket and gap

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