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line one's pockets

line
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahyn]
    • /laɪn/
    • /laɪn wʌnz ˈpɒkɪts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyn]
    • /laɪn/

Definitions of line one's pockets words

  • verb with object line one's pockets to put into one's pocket: to pocket one's keys. 1
  • verb with object line one's pockets to take possession of as one's own, often dishonestly: to pocket public funds. 1
  • verb with object line one's pockets to submit to or endure without protest or open resentment: to pocket an insult. 1
  • verb with object line one's pockets to conceal or suppress: to pocket one's pride. 1
  • verb with object line one's pockets to enclose or confine in or as if in a pocket: The town was pocketed in a small valley. 1
  • verb with object line one's pockets Billiards, Pool. to drive (a ball) into a pocket. 1
See all 32 definitions of line one's pockets

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Origin of line one's pockets

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English lynen, derivative of line linen, flax, Old English līn < Latin līnum flax

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Parts of speech for Line one's pockets

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Line one's pockets

line one's pockets popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for line one's pockets

verb line one's pockets

  • clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
  • coin money — to earn or accumulate wealth rapidly
  • make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
  • strike it rich — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
All 6 Synonyms of line one's pockets

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