pooch.
A dog.
Meaning & usage
A dog.
She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.
A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.
Where this word comes from
Of uncertain origin. One (unsubstantiated) conjecture is that the word comes from Putzi, a common German name given to lapdogs. The name Putzi is possibly formed from German Putz + -i, influenced by German putzig (“funny, cute, small”, adjective).
A bulge, an enlarged part.
There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.
A distended or swelled condition.
Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.
The lower belly region; often in reference to the stubborn fat stored in the abdominal area.
Where this word comes from
Probably related to pouch.
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.
Where this word comes from
Probably related to pouch.
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