pouch

/paʊtʃ/

noun

  1. A small bag or flexible container, usually made of soft material, used for carrying or storing small personal items, often closed with a drawstring, flap, or zip.

    A2

    countable

    • "She keeps her keys in a small leather pouch."A2
    • "He packed a pouch of snacks for the journey."B1
    • "The hiker stored his compass in a waterproof pouch attached to his backpack."B2

  2. A pocket-like fold of skin on an animal, especially a marsupial such as a kangaroo, in which its young are carried; also a similar sac inside the body.

    B1

    countable

    • "A baby kangaroo stays in its mother's pouch."A2
    • "Some marsupials have a pouch where their young develop."B2
    • "The doctor found a small pouch in the lining of the stomach."B2

verb

  1. To put or hold food in the cheeks, making them bulge.

    B2

    transitive

    • "The squirrel pouched the nuts in its cheeks."B1
    • "He pouched the candy instead of swallowing it."B2

Collocations

leather pouchdrawstring pouchwaterproof pouchcoin pouchkangaroo pouch

Word family

pouchedpouchingpouchful