pouch

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Synonyms: touch, poach, porch, vouch, pooch, couch, ouch, potch, gouch, poch, mouch

Antonyms: touch, poach, porch, vouch, pooch, couch, ouch, potch, gouch, poch, mouch

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Noun

1. A small [[bag]] usually closed with a [[drawstring]].
2. {{sid|en|Q949930}}{{lb|en|zoology}} An organic [[pocket]] in which a [[marsupial]] carries its young.
3. Any [[pocket]] or [[bag]]-shaped object, such as a [[cheek pouch]].
4. {{lb|en|slang|dated|derogatory}} A protuberant belly; a [[paunch]].
5. A [[cyst]] or [[sac]] containing [[fluid]].
6. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[silicle]], or short pod, as of the [[shepherd's purse]].
7. A [[bulkhead]] in the [[hold]] of a [[vessel]], to prevent grain etc. from shifting.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[enclose]] within a pouch.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[transport]] within a pouch, especially a [[diplomatic pouch]].
3. {{lb|en|of fowls and fish}} To [[swallow]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} To [[pout]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[pocket]]; to [[put up with]].

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