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# pouch

noun (a pouch, pouches); verb (pouch — rare)

«pouch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pouch is a small soft bag, often closed with a string or zip, for carrying small things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#m1)
2. A pocket of skin on the belly of some animals, like kangaroos, where their babies grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#m2)
3. A pocket of skin in the cheeks of some animals, like hamsters, for carrying food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in science lessons about marsupials: kangaroos, koalas and wombats carry their babies (joeys) in a pouch. In everyday life: a pencil pouch, a drink pouch, a money pouch.

### Examples

- The baby kangaroo lives in its mother's pouch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x1)
- Put your pens in your pencil pouch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x2)
- The hamster stuffed seeds into its cheek pouches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x3)
- Koalas are marsupials and have a pouch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x4)
- He kept his coins in a leather pouch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x5)
- I had an apple juice pouch with my lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x6)
- A joey stays in the pouch for months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x7)
- I will fill your knapsack—I will fill your pouch.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/#x8)

### Note

Countable: plural "pouches" (add -es after ch). Pronounced to rhyme with "couch". Animals with pouches are called marsupials.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pouch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pouch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pouch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pouch.html) on Mova free.