PAUNCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paunch mean? 

• PAUNCH (noun)
  The noun PAUNCH has 1 sense:

1. a protruding abdomen

  Familiarity information: PAUNCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAUNCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protruding abdomen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

belly; paunch

Hypernyms ("paunch" is a kind of...):

adipose tissue; fat; fatty tissue (a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paunch"):

bay window; corporation; pot; potbelly; tummy (slang for a paunch)

Holonyms ("paunch" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

Derivation:

paunchy (having a large belly)

 Context examples 

“A raw rat,” the man of drugs was saying, “that is what it is ever my use to order for the plague—a raw rat with its paunch cut open.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then there came a gray friar, or minorite, with a good paunch upon him, walking slowly and looking about him with the air of a man who was at peace with himself and with all men.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)