pouch

1. 1.

   put into a small bag

   Broaderbag
2. 2.

   send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels

   Broadermail
3. 3.

   swell or protrude outwards

   “His stomach bulged after the huge meal”

   Synonymsbulgeprotrude

   Broaderchange shape

   Narrowerbulk

Other forms of pouch

plural

pouches·

past tense

pouched·

present participle

pouching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pouch

What does pouch mean?

pouch means "a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pouch?

pouch has 1 syllable: pouch. In IPA it is /ˈpaʊtʃ/.

What is another word for pouch?

Close synonyms include sac, sack, pocket, pocket, bulge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pouch a common word?

pouch is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.