Pooch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːtʃ

Origin

Of uncertain origin.

Full definition of pooch

Noun

1. (slang) A dog
2. A dog of mixed breed, a mongrel
3. A bulge, an enlarged part"There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot."
4. A distended or swelled condition."Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right."

Verb

1. 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.

Derived terms

• poocher