POOCH Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpüch

Definition of pooch

as in dog

a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes walking down the street with several pooches on leashes

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verb

chiefly dialect

as in to protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point his lower lip pooched out in disappointment

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Recent Examples of pooch

Noun

Firefighters said in a Facebook post that the sweet pup was located using a drone, which found the pooch paddling by himself in San Francisco Bay. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Now, your precious pooch can collect the creepy monster bag charms, too, with their very own Labubu dog toys. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 July 2026 Now, this very same pooch was just photographed in South Florida with Kelce. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The Monaco earns extra points for its pooch-friendly approach, along with its PUBLIC loaner bikes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pooch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch

Noun

Both Shapiro and Graziano kept their original Instagram handles and changed the names to add their current dogs.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Seeing your pup happily playing in the backyard or snoozing on the couch can provide reassurance for you without creating confusion for your dog.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of dog

Verb

At first, 17-year-old Khloe Aguiar didn’t want to climb the over 100-foot ladder protruding out of the fire truck.

— Julianna Mejia July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
With its extended, protruding proportions and structural overlays, the colorway also features a glow-in-the-dark treatment across its TPU cage.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of protrude

Verb

The family dog, named by local media as Rocky, was found alive after one of the rescuers spotted his tail poking out of the rubble.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
While viral videos poke fun, territorial scrums over scarce Costco spots can turn ugly, and sometimes violent.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of poke

Verb

Okegbe recommends immediately discarding any can that’s bulging, leaking, heavily rusted, or dented.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
An aneurysm is a weakened or bulging artery wall, and coiling is a procedure used to block blood flow to the aneurysm, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026