pouch

/pautʃ/
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pouch

A mother kangaroo carries her joey in her pouch.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A small bag or flexible container: A pouch is a small, often soft, bag used for holding or carrying things.
    • A pocket-like anatomical structure: In biology, a pouch is a sac-like structure in an animal's body, such as the one on a kangaroo for carrying young.
    • An enclosed space or cavity: A pouch can refer to any small, contained space or pocket of air or substance.

  2. Verb:

    • To bulge or swell outward: To pouch means to protrude or hang loosely in a bag-like shape.
    • To place into a small bag: To pouch something is to put it into a pouch or small container.
    • To send by diplomatic mail: (Specialized usage) To send something via the official diplomatic pouch system.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She kept her coins in a small leather pouch.
    • The kangaroo's pouch protects its joey.
    • The geologist discovered a pouch of natural gas underground.

  • Verb:

    • The old sofa cushions had begun to pouch from years of use.
    • He pouched the precious stones for safekeeping.
    • The embassy will pouch the official documents to the capital.
Advanced Usage

  • "to have a pouch": To possess a bag-like anatomical feature.

    • Marsupials are known to have a pouch for their young.

  • "to pouch one's cheeks": To suck in one's cheeks, creating a hollowed appearance.

    • The old man would pouch his cheeks when he was thinking deeply.
Variants and Related Words

  • Pouched (adj): Having or formed into a pouch.

    • The pouched mammal is native to Australia.

  • Pouchy (adj): Bulging or hanging loosely like a pouch.

    • He had pouchy eyes from lack of sleep.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Bag, sack, pocket, sac, cyst.
  • Verb: Bulge, swell, bag, protrude.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(The word 'pouch' is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its verbal uses are typically transitive or intransitive as shown above.)

Related Idioms
  • "Pouch mail": Refers to the diplomatic mail system.
    • Sensitive correspondence was always sent via pouch mail.
pouch

A mother kangaroo carries her joey in her pouch.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
  2. an enclosed space
    • the trapped miners found a pocket of air
  3. a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
Verb
  1. swell or protrude outwards
    • His stomach bulged after the huge meal
  2. send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels
  3. put into a small bag

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