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pooch

noun

  1. domestic animal
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /puːt͡ʃ/

noun

Etymology: Probably related to pouch.

  1. A bulge, an enlarged part.

    There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.

  2. A distended or swelled condition.

    Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.

  3. The lower belly region; often in reference to the stubborn fat stored in the abdominal area.

    See also: paunch

verb

Etymology: Probably related to pouch.

  1. To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.

    Inflate that tire too much and the tube may pooch out of the cut in the sidewall.

    There were rustling sounds from the tent and the sides pooched out as if they were trying to stand up.