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English noun: pouch | |||
| 1. | pouch (artifact) a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bag | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belt bag, mail pouch, mailbag, pocket, sporran, tobacco pouch, waist pack | ||
| 2. | pouch (shape) an enclosed space | ||
| Samples | The trapped miners found a pocket of air. | ||
| Synonyms | pocket, sac, sack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cavity, enclosed space | ||
| 3. | pouch (body) (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) | ||
| Synonyms | |||
| Broader (hypernym) | sac | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | atrial auricle, auricle, auricula, auricula atrii, auricular appendage, auricular appendix, cheek pouch, gastric mill, gizzard, marsupium, scrotum, utricle, utriculus, ventriculus | ||
| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy | ||
English verb: pouch | |||
| 1. | pouch (contact) put into a small bag | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bag | ||
| 2. | pouch (contact) send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get off, mail | ||
| 3. | pouch (change) swell or protrude outwards | ||
| Samples | His stomach bulged after the huge meal. | ||
| Synonyms | bulge, protrude | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bulk | ||
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