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pouches

The correct spelling is pouches.

How to pronounce pouches

noun

Say it like: Pow-che-s

The correct spelling is pouches. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring. For example: "The beggar pouched the coin."

Usage Examples

The beggar pouched the coin.

We pouched the encryption device to our embassy in Beijing.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  2. 2.A pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.
  3. 3.Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch.
  4. 4.A protuberant belly; a paunch.
  5. 5.A cyst or sac containing fluid.

verb

  1. 1.To enclose within a pouch.
  2. 2.To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch.
  3. 3.(of fowls and fish) To swallow.
  4. 4.To pout.
  5. 5.To pocket; to put up with.

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