Phrase guide

pocket watch

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To jealously obsess over another person's finances or success.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular

Examples

  • Pocket watching a high schooler is crazy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: watch, ticker

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tʼatsʼelʼaani — watch
  • Chinese Cantonese: 佗錶 /佗表 — watch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 懷錶 /怀表 (huáibiǎo) — watch
  • Czech: kapesní hodinky — watch
  • Esperanto: poŝhorloĝo — watch
  • Finnish: taskukello — watch
  • French: montre à gousset — watch
  • German: Taschenuhr — watch
  • Hindi: जेबघड़ी (jebaghṛī) — watch
  • Hungarian: zsebóra — watch
  • Icelandic: vasaúr — watch
  • Ido: posh-horlojeto — watch
  • Ingrian: kormunatunnit — watch
  • Italian: orologio da tasca — watch
  • Japanese: 懐中時計 (kaichūdokei) — watch
  • Kumyk: кисе сагьат (kise sahat) — watch
  • Macedonian: џе́бен ча́совник (džében čásovnik) — watch
  • Malay: jam poket — watch
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lommeur — watch
  • Polish: zegarek kieszonkowy — watch
  • Portuguese: relógio de bolso — watch
  • Romanian: ceas de buzunar — watch
  • Russian: карма́нные часы́ (karmánnyje časý) — watch
  • Spanish: reloj de bolsillo — watch
  • Spanish: reloj de faltriquera — watch
  • Spanish: reloj de faldriquera m peluco — watch
  • Swedish: fickur — watch
  • Thai: นาฬิกาพก — watch
  • Turkish: cep saati — watch
  • Turkish: köstekli saat — watch
  • Volapük: pokaglok — watch
  • Yiddish: קעשענע־זייגערל (keshene-zeygerl) — watch
  • Polish: zazdrościć zamożności — Translations
  • Spanish: mirar el bolsillo — Translations