pocketing
Slipping away discreetly
Pocketing is putting something in a pocket, literally or figuratively.
Someone pocketing cash may be saving it or stealing it: He was caught pocketing money from the register.
In billiards, pocketing a ball means sinking it into a pocket.
In relationships, pocketing refers to keeping a partner hidden from friends and family—as if tucking them away out of sight.
Minor, sneaky theft
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- skimmingPassing lightly over
swiping · filching · palming · theft · larceny · peculation · defalcation · siphoning
Trigger for action
- rackFrame for holding items
- eight-ballNumbered black billiard sphere
- snookerCue sport with reds
- poolCollective fund or basin
corner · side · bank · scratch · felt · table · triangle · bridge
pilfering
Minor, sneaky theft
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
skimming · swiping · filching · palming · theft · larceny · peculation · defalcation · siphoning · taking
cue
Trigger for action
- rackFrame for holding items
- eight-ballNumbered black billiard sphere
- snookerCue sport with reds
pool · corner · side · bank · scratch · felt · table · triangle · bridge · masse
hide
Conceal or pelt
palm · smuggle · squirrel away · cache · conceal · slip · slide · sneak · secret · covert
keeping
Holding in custody
- retainingHolding onto still
- claimingDeclaring to be true
- collectingGathering items over time
taking · gains · winnings · proceeds · profits · earnings · commission · kickback · fees · tips
seam
Joined fabric edge
- liningInterior fabric layer
- interliningFabric inserted between layers
- weltRaised skin injury
patch · flap · jetted · slash · kangaroo · cargo · hip · breast · inseam · placket
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- fabricscotton, silk, linen, wool, satin
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- body modificationtattoo, body modification, tattoos, piercing, tattooing
- dating slangghosting, breadcrumbing, talking, situationship, cuffing
- embezzlementpeculation, defalcation, misuse of funds, misappropriation, siphoning
pocketingreturning
Going back to origin
giving back · sharing · distributing · surrendering · relinquishing
pocketingrevealing
Making known what's hidden
displaying · exposing · producing · presenting · declaring
pocketingreporting
Conveying documented information
declaring · accounting for · turning in · handing in · logging