What is the meaning of Pouch?

  • (n.) A cyst or sac containing fluid.
  • (v.t.) To put or take into a pouch.
  • (n.) A protuberant belly; a paunch; -- so called in ridicule.
  • (v.t.) To pout.
  • (n.) A sac or bag for carrying food or young; as, the cheek pouches of certain rodents, and the pouch of marsupials.
  • (n.) A silicle or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse.
  • (n.) A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain, etc., from shifting.
  • (v.t.) To pocket; to put up with.
  • (n.) That which is shaped like or used as, a pouch.
  • (v.t.) To swallow; -- said of fowls.
  • (n.) A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc.
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APAWebster's. (2011). pouch. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pouch/definitions/2048008
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "pouch" http://smartdefine.org/pouch/definitions/2048008 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, pouch, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/pouch/definitions/2048008>.
MLAWebster's. "pouch" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pouch/definitions/2048008>
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