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pouch
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- pronunciation:
- paUch
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a bag made in a variety of sizes and shapes, usu. of a sturdy material, and used to carry loose substances and articles such as tobacco or letters.
a mail pouch
- synonyms:
- bag, pocket, purse, sack
- similar words:
- carryall, ditty bag, handbag, knapsack, mailbag, pack, rucksack, satchel
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| definition 2: |
a natural pocket of skin, esp. one on the abdomen of a female marsupial that is used to hold and carry young.
- synonyms:
- marsupium, pocket, sac
- similar words:
- bag
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| definition 3: |
a fold of loose, baggy flesh under an eye.
- synonyms:
- sac
- similar words:
- bag, bulge, pocket, protuberance
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pouches, pouching, pouched |
| definition 1: |
to put in or as if in a bag or pouch.
She pouched the letters.- synonyms:
- bag, pack, sack
- similar words:
- enclose, pocket
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| definition 2: |
to cause to take on the shape of a pouch.
- synonyms:
- bag, protrude
- similar words:
- belly, inflate
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| related words: |
sack |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to take on the form of a pouch or pocket.
- synonyms:
- bag, bulge, pack, poke, protrude
- similar words:
- belly, inflate, puff, swell
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