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Definition of Pooch
1. Verb. Round one's lips as if intending to kiss.
2. Noun. Informal terms for dogs.
Generic synonyms: Canis Familiaris, Dog, Domestic Dog
Derivative terms: Bark
Definition of Pooch
1. Noun. (slang) A dog ¹
2. Noun. A dog of mixed breed, a mongrel ¹
3. Noun. A bulge, an enlarged part ¹
4. Noun. A distended or swelled condition. ¹
5. Verb. To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with (term out). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pooch
1. to bulge [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: bulge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pooch
Literary usage of Pooch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards (1916)
"It is amusing to hear Johnny tell of the experience that he and pooch Donovan
had in a Paris restaurant, and I'm sure you can all imagine ..."
2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"Only the general—the captain-general (pooch, they told us, ... pooch and his
staff coming into the very inn in which we were awaiting our chocolate. ..."