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pouch

Pronunciation: /paʊtʃ/

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Definition of pouch

noun

  • 1a small flexible bag, typically carried in a pocket or attached to a belt:a tobacco pouch webbing with pouches for stun grenades
  • a lockable bag for mail or dispatches.
  • 2a pocket-like abdominal receptacle in which marsupials carry their young during lactation.
  • any of a number of pocket-like animal structures, such as those in the cheeks of rodents.
  • 3 (often pouches) a baggy area of skin underneath a person’s eyes: he had deep pouches under his dark eyes

verb

[with object]
  • 1put into a pouch:he stopped, pouched his tickets, and plodded on
  • informal succeed in securing:he pouched his fifth first prize by beating Higginson in the final
  • Cricket catch (the ball):Hick pouched his fourth catch with ease
  • 2make (part of a garment) hang like a pouch:the muslin is lightly pouched over the belt

Derivatives

pouched

adjective

pouchy

adjective

Origin:

Middle English (as a noun): from Old Northern French pouche, variant of Old French poche 'bag'. Compare with poke2

pouch in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pouch in the US English dictionary