1. A small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
   "He kept his tobacco in a leather pouch"
    
2. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial, gopher or pelican)
   "The kangaroo carried its joey in its pouch";
   - pocket
    
3. An enclosed space
   "the trapped miners found a pouch of air";
   - sac, sack, pocket

1. Put into a small bag
   "She pouched the coins before leaving the house"
    
2. Send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels
   "The embassy pouched the confidential documents to the State Department"
    
3. Swell or protrude outwards
   "The sail pouched in the strong wind";
   - bulge, protrude

Derived forms: pouches, pouched, pouching

Type of: bag, cavity, change form, change shape, deform, enclosed space, mail, post [Brit], sac

Encyclopedia: Pouch