pouch

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noun

1
: a small drawstring bag carried on the person
2
a
: a bag of small or moderate size for storing or transporting goods
specifically : a lockable bag for first-class mail or diplomatic dispatches
b
chiefly Scotland : pocket
c
: packet
3
: an anatomical structure resembling a pouch
pouched adjective

pouch

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verb

pouched; pouching; pouches

transitive verb

1
: to put or form into or as if into a pouch
2
: to transmit by pouch

intransitive verb

1
: to bulge in a manner suggesting a pouch
pouching cheeks
2
: to transmit mail or dispatches by pouch

Examples of pouch in a Sentence

Noun He carried his money in a small leather pouch in his pocket. we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat Verb as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
These nipples are concealed inside a pouch on its belly, because the Virginia opossum is a marsupial, the only one native to North America. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 Now on sale for 30 percent off, this packable bag is expandable, secure, and fitted with plenty of handy features like compressive cross-straps, zippered interior pockets, and even a removable wet pouch. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
And finally, the yogurt pouches for her oldest son’s breakfast. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 Caiden had been eating the cinnamon applesauce pouches almost every day for about a month. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pouch 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English pouche, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English pocca bag

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pouch was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Pouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouch. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

pouch

1 of 2 noun
1
: a small bag that can be closed (as with a string)
tobacco pouch
2
: a structure in the form of a bag
especially : one for carrying the young on the abdomen of a female marsupial (as a kangaroo or opossum)
pouched adjective

pouch

2 of 2 verb
: to put or form into or as if into a pouch

Medical Definition

pouch

noun
: an anatomical structure resembling a bag or pocket
a blind gastric pouch filled with bile and gastric juiceThe Journal of the American Medical Association

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