pocket watch

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

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Noun

pocket watch (plural pocket watches)

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

pocket watch (third-person singular simple present pocket watches, present participle pocket watching, simple past and past participle pocket watched)

(slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To jealously obsess over another person's finances or success.
- Pocket watching a high schooler is crazy.

Noun
plural	pocket watches
alternative form	pocketwatch
Verb
third-person singular present	pocket watches
present participle	pocket watching
past participle	pocket watched
past	pocket watched

What does pocket watch mean?: Pocket watch means a watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.
What is pocket watch in Hindi?: Pocket watch in Hindi is जेबघड़ी (jebaghṛī). See Pocket watch meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pocket watch?: Pocket watch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of pocket watch?: The plural of pocket watch is pocket watches.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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