Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To put (something) into a back pocket.

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To put (something) aside for future use; to keep in reserve.

Origin

From back pocket.

From back pocket.

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Forms

back-pockets, back-pocketing, back-pocketed, back-pocketed
Base formback-pocket · to back-pocket
3rd person singularback-pockets
Present participleback-pocketing
Past simpleback-pocketed
Past participleback-pocketed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyback-pocket
he, she, itback-pockets

Past simpleLesson

all personsback-pocketed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave back-pocketed
he, she, ithas back-pocketed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill back-pocket

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
backB1backacheB1backbonebackcountrybackdrop
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