as in bag
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched
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Recent Examples of pouch
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
The complete travel kit includes the device itself, all three attachments, a carrying pouch, and a travel hanger.
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Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Katrina Donham,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
There's also a padded harness with water bottle holders and a zipper pouches for Clif Bars or a flashlight.
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Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
29 Nov. 2025
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Noun
If and when a male duck tries to force himself on a female — and that definitely happens — her vaginal pouches actually prevent the sperm from getting anywhere.
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Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
The complete travel kit includes the device itself, all three attachments, a carrying pouch, and a travel hanger.
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Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Verb
That’s right: no chicken nuggets, no fries, no applesauce pouches for picky eaters.
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Katrina Donham,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
There's also a padded harness with water bottle holders and a zipper pouches for Clif Bars or a flashlight.
—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouch
Noun
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Airlines will sometimes even measure your bag to enforce the size restrictions.
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Transfer to a freezer-safe airtight container or zip-top bag.
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The apartment's one window, protruding from the zinc roof, faces west, putting it in direct sun from midday to dusk.
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All door handles in the ward are metal levers flush with the door, rather than protruding, to prevent patients from using them as ligature points.
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Bell did not allow a sack all season.
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Pitman waited as the debtor, a construction worker, transferred a reflective vest, a jug of water, a pair of shoes, a backpack, and a sack of nine-millimetre bullets to the garage.
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Perched on a finger of land that pokes into Lebanon, Metula is usually crowded with tourists this time of year.
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The second is a vent which pokes out above your clothes, to move warm air away from you.
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Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.
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The 20-yard screamer deflected off keeper Luca Zidane’s fingertips and bulged the back of the net.
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“Pouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouch. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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