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

We're particularly taken with the collection's pet options, especially the tiny waxed jackets crafted for your pooch and the classic Barbour rain jacket reimagined as a chew toy. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Researchers scanned dogs’ brains while the pooches looked at images of human facial expressions depicting happiness, sadness, anger and fear. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Nine of the pooches were left outside in kennels in sweltering 98-degree temperatures. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Allen went down Saturday during a special teams period as the Chiefs practiced pooch punts. — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pooch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch

Noun

My therapy dog and I accompanied grieving families to ground zero in the days following the attacks.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dog

Verb

Anything that protrudes above the shallow, insulating snow cover is more prone to being damaged by the cold and wind or eaten by wildlife, said plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of protrude

Verb

Traditionally, there’s this rendering of hell as a dark cave with fire, and there’s the devil with a pitchfork poking everybody with it.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
With the help of Nollet, Anderson’s hair was blown and teased away from her forehead, with tinges of pink poking through.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of poke

Verb

At the end of his second-round match against Hubert Hurkacz, an eye-bulging celebration followed a relentless performance against a very tricky opponent.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Inside, the main route to the galleries is down a stairwell between rough black bulging walls.

— Michael Joseph Gross, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026