Library / English Dictionary

POOCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for dogs

Synonyms:

barker; bow-wow; doggie; doggy; pooch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pooch" is a kind of...):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Round one's lips as if intending to kiss

Synonyms:

pooch; pooch out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "pooch" is one way to...):

purse (contract one's lips into a rounded shape)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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