syndrome/tension’. M

premenstrual syndrome R premenstrual tension ) pneumatic /njui'maetik; NAmE nu:-/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 filled with air : a pneumatic tyre

$6 2 worked by air under pressure

pneumatic tools E&faXM:

pneu matic 'drill {BrE) (A/AmE jackhammer) noun a large powerful tool, worked by air pressure, used especially for breaking up road surfaces M A pneu mo nia /njur'maunia; NAmE nui'mou-/ noun [u] a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult ftp A

PO /,pi: '9u; NAmE 'ou/ abbr. 1 Post Office ^ M — see

also PO BOX 2 POSTAL ORDER poach /pautf; NAmE poutJV verb 1 [VN] to cook food, especially fish, gently in a small amount of liquid /Jt M., ) : poached salmon 2[VN]

to cook an egg gently in nearly boiling water after removing its shell A 3 to illegally hunt birds,

animals or fish on sb else’s property or without permission ( Af&Ai&f?- ) #Tlt, fM: [VN] The elephants are poached for their tusks. AlrU [also V]

4 ~ (sb/sth) (from sb/sth) to take and use sb/sth that belongs to sb/sth else, especially in a secret, dishonest or unfair way i&ffj; ) : [VN] The company

poached the contract from their main rivals.

7 M:■-7ftfJ rfB ₀ o Several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm. /145SR

M ® A7 A f n 32 A 7 <> o [V] / hope I’m not poaching on your territory (= doing sth that is actually your responsibility).

poach er /'pautja(r); NAmE 'poutJ-/ noun 1 a person who illegally hunts birds, animals, or fish on sb else’s property if ?t #; IlfeMWA 2 a special pan for poaching eggs 7jC^W 3 (also 'goal poacher)

(especially in football (soccer) A 1b A E£) a player who waits near the opposite team’s goal in order to try to score if they get the ball ( )

fii H ^ ^ Urnn poacher turned gamekeeper (especially BrE) a person who has changed from one situation or attitude to the opposite one, especially sb who used to oppose people in authority but is now in a position of authority A; A

.P'O box (also 'post office box) noun used as a kind of address, so that mail can be sent to a post office where it is kept until it is collected ® jEfc ft ft : Radio Netherlands, PO Box 222, Hilversum iMfs ff

222 a-,

pocked /pnkt; NAmE paikt/ adj. having holes or hollow marks on the surface ( M) A P HTT1

PITTED

pocket ih» /'pnkit; NAmE 'park-/ noun, verb * noun

► IN CLOTHING A if 1 a small piece of material like a

small bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing so that you can carry things in it A H; P £1; % : a coat pocket JiAP^Ol put the note in my pocket. Tf5

H3ft 7 AHo 0 Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets). 0 Take your

hands out of your pockets! 0 a

pocket dictionary (= one that is small enough to fit in your pocket) — picture o page R22

► SMALL CONTAINER 7 # f| 2 a small bag or container fastened to sth so that you can put things in it, for example, in a car door or in a bag ( lift A 7 7J A,

A # ) 7 P H, 7 § -$l: Information about safety

procedures is in the pocket in front of you {- on a plane).

► MONEY 3 [usually sing.] used to talk about the amount

of money that you have to spend Mf]; $t A:

We have holidays to suit every pocket. AMA ##

® St M ffl A ^ o O He had no intention of paying

for the meal out of his own pocket, ftfc 7 ft! 1=1 Ei #rj If A f t IS A o 0 The Foundation is reputed to have very deep pockets {- to have a lot of money).

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SMALL GROUP/AREA 7 Ml A / •/& I 4a small group or area that is different from its surroundings ( A li] [f17

sjlft ) 7^&^R, 7Kt: There are still a few isolated pockets of resistance to the new regime.

O a pocket of air A# — see also

AIR POCKET

► IN BILLIARDS, ETC. ft f* % 5 any of the holes or nets around the edges of the table used in the games of billiards, pool or snooker, which you have to hit the ball into I^H; BH

fmi be in sb’s pocket to be controlled or strongly influenced by sb g^Alft&it'j ( aKjRAgPfi ) ; A^A be/live in each other’s pockets (BrE) if two people are in each other’s pockets, they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other 3ft/A ■!£$!; MMXM have sb in your 'pocket to have influence or power over sb, for example, a police officer or a politician, especially by threatening them or by offering them money it---oft#1$!: ( AtB3fi3ft&

) have sth in your 'pocket to be certain to win sth ,in/,out of 'pocket {espe

cially BrE) having gained/lost money as a result of sth |# 3\ / MAAK7 That one mistake left him thousands of pounds out of pocket. A7fAT5£l£o

— more at burn v., dip v., hand n., line v., pick v.

■ verb [VN]

► PUT INTO POCKET ZfcAAH 1 to put sth into your pocket fti ■ • • 3ft A H: She paid for the drink and pocketed the change without counting it. M A 7A ^, JE 0 W

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► MONEY A 2 to take or keep sth, especially an amount of money, that does not belong to you jiij/; ; 7 tfi A H: He regularly charges passengers more than the normal fare and pockets the difference.

It, i £ #}If fA 3 to earn or win an

amount of money # ; ^ 7 : Last year, she pocketed over $1 million in advertising contracts. itfeAA «■

£07117 100 %Jf%₀

► IN BILLIARDS, ETC. ft 4 (in the games of billiards,

pool and snooker ft ^ 7 fn vfc %) to hit a ball

into a pocket n.{5) A ( ) Af^c^ PTI71 pot

pock-et-book /‘pDkitbuk; NAmE 'park-/ noun 1 {NAmE) used to refer to the financial situation of a person or country. (In the past it was a small flat case for carrying papers or money.) ( 7A^S^^J ) MA, A

$r7: Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks. AH, AWMA

7 # o 0 The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers. Wi ffr nJ 511'J ^ ft # A A 7 o 2 {especially BrE) a small book for writing in 7^!ifiA

ES2U notebook 3 {old-fashioned, NAmE) = handbag

pock et ful /'pnkitful; NAmE 'pa:k-/ noun the amount a pocket holds -AH ( W# ) : a pocketful of coins — A

pock et-knife /'pnkitnaif; NAmE 'park-/ noun {especially NAmE) = penknife

'pocket money noun [u] 1 {especially BrE) (also allowance especially in NAmE) a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month ( ) %Vc^ 2 a small amount

of money that you can spend on things you need or want A; 7$K7£#ilfc — compare spending money

'pocket-sized (also 'pocket-size) adj. small enough to fit into your pocket or to be carried easily ft ^ (ft ; A

pocket 'veto noun (in the US) a method by which the President can stop a new law from being introduced by not signing it and keeping it until a session of Congress has finished ( H [I] & m ffi it fr A A A #

Utk, )

pock-mark /'pnkmaik; NAmE 'pa:kma:rk/ noun a hollow mark on the skin, often caused by disease or infection ( j£U£±$j ) iff A,

'pock-marked adj. covered with hollow marks or holes W; Aii*jLi|s]&7 a pock-marked face 0 The district is pock-marked with caves. 3£7i&[ftA$t7 i/Lpo

pod /pud; NAmE paid/ noun 1 a long thin case filled with seeds that develops from the flowers of some plants,