vest pocket vs pocket

pocket vs vest pocket

vest pocket and pocket both are nouns.

vest pocket is not a verb while pocket is a verb.

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

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

vest pocket: a small pocket in a man's vest
pocket: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

vest pocket (noun)	pocket (noun)
a small pocket in a man's vest	a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
	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

vest pocket (verb)	pocket (verb)
	put in one's pocket
	take unlawfully

Difference between vest pocket and pocket

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