pouch

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /paʊtʃ/

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Noun

Singular pouch

Plural pouches

1. (countable) A pouch is a small bag or pocket used for carrying things.

   He kept his coins in a leather pouch.

2. (countable) A pouch is a pocket-like part of an animal's body, used to carry young or store food.

   A kangaroo carries its baby in a pouch.

Verb

Plain form pouch

Third-person singular pouches

Past tense pouched

Past participle pouched

Present participle pouching

1. (transitive) If you pouch something, you put it in a pouch or small bag.

   She pouched the seeds before planting them.

2. (intransitive) If something pouches, it bulges outward like a pouch.

   The fabric pouched where it was stitched poorly.