pocket vs patch pocket

patch pocket vs pocket

pocket and patch pocket both are nouns.

pocket is a verb but patch pocket is not a verb.

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

As nouns, patch pocket is a hyponym of pocket; that is, patch pocket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pocket:

pocket: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
patch pocket: a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment

Other hyponyms of pocket include breast pocket, hip pocket, slash pocket, vest pocket.

pocket (noun)	patch pocket (noun)
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles	a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
a small isolated group of people
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
a supply of money
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)	patch pocket (verb)
put in one's pocket
take unlawfully

Difference between pocket and patch pocket

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