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How to use pooch in a sentence

18 example sentences · noun, verb

Pooch means a dog. Example: “She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.”

Examples of pooch by meaning

nounA dog.

  • She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.
  • My thoughts are disturbed by a man and pooch trying to get off the front of the train.2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 58
  • The pup wasn’t only the same breed as her pooch, Piper, but the same color as well.2026 January 17, Angela Barbuti, “Puppy Love: Couple with same dog breed met on apps and fell in love — and so did their pets”, in NY Post

nounA bulge, an enlarged part.

  • There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.

nounA distended or swelled condition.

  • Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.

verbTo 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.
  • There were rustling sounds from the tent and the sides pooched out as if they were trying to stand up.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 21, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 124

More sentences with pooch

  • "Degradation of trichlorfon occurs through the splitting of the Phosphorus-Carbon (P-C) bond and through hydrolysis of the poOCH bonds resulting in trace amounts of dichlorvos, a more acutely toxic organophosphate."From the entry dichlorvos
  • Participating pooches must be between 12-20 weeks old at the time of taping.2023 January 27, Patrick Connolly, “Meet the Orlando rescue dogs playing in Puppy Bowl XIX”, in Orlando Sentinel. From the entry corgi
  • Here's hoping we have some nice weather for these promenading pooches.”2023 August 3, Sarah Naftalis, “Local News” (21:24 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 5, spoken by Nandor…. From the entry promenade
  • As long as Rosie doesn't dress the pooch in one of those friggin' sweaters.2015, Lisa Genova, chapter 2, in Inside the O’Briens: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry shih tzu
  • "Cute dog," he said, bending down to pet the pooch, hating how utterly pathetic he sounded.2015, Ted Bell, White Death, page 183. From the entry drink someone's bathwater
  • Now I'll have to take the poor pooch to a dogtor.1997, Marie Jacks, A. E. Parker, The Vanishing Vampire (Clue; 15), New York: Scholastic, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry dogtor
  • It added that the space pooches preferred the sweetmeat khalva to the sausages also offered them.1960 August 22, “Cosmic Zoo Back in Fine Condition, Russians Report”, in The Gazette, 183rd year, Montreal, Que., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1…. From the entry khalva
  • So if you and the pooch go out and get schnockered some night, make sure you don't let him drive.1990 January 5, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry schnockered
  • Ted Cruz (R-Texas) surprised his daughters on Friday evening with an addition to their family: a fluffy white rescue pooch named “Snowflake” (Adorbs!).2014 November 17, Erin C.J. Robinson, “President Obama snuggles a koala and Sen. Ted Cruz adds a furry member to his family: Which VIP had…. From the entry adorbs
  • It buzzled and zipped behind the wastebasket; I lunged and stomped, my pooch belly heaving and my underarms waggling as John and Hattie cheered me on.2012, Phoebe Baker Hyde, The Beauty Experiment. From the entry buzzle
  • About now you are thinking the loveable pooch got hit by a Mack Truck or was dog napped by some diabolical scientist bent on discovering why dogs are so loyal.2005, Robert Hall-Homstad, Murder on High, page 188. From the entry dog nap

Meaning of pooch

  1. noun A dog.
  2. noun A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.
  3. noun A bulge, an enlarged part.

Full definition of pooch

Questions about pooch in a sentence

How do you use pooch in a sentence?
Pooch is used as a noun and verb. For example: “She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.”
What is a short sentence with pooch?
“Here's hoping we have some nice weather for these promenading pooches.””
What does pooch mean?
Pooch means a dog.

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