pouched

American

[paucht] / paʊtʃt /

adjective

having a pouch, as the pelicans, gophers, and marsupials.

pouched British

/ paʊtʃt /

adjective

having a pouch or pouches

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

unpouched

adjective

Etymology

Origin of pouched

First recorded in 1815–25; pouch + -ed ³

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pouched

He estimates roughly 85 CoreWeave employees have been pouched by OpenAI and Anthropic this year alone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

He was given a standing ovation as he approached the crease for the delivery that dismissed Foulkes, the ground erupting as Harry Brook pouched a catch at second slip.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

African giant pouched rats are the largest rats in the world.

From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 28, 2024

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was summoned and pouched a return catch off Foakes and when Shoaib Bashir was caught behind off Mukesh Kumar, Ashwin was given another shot at the milestone.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024

His fat, mottled cheeks were so pouched at the bottom that it was dif-ficult not to believe that he had little stores of food tucked away there.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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