■ noun
1》 a small flexible bag.
↘a lockable bag for mail or dispatches.
2》 a pocket-like abdominal receptacle in which marsupials carry their young during lactation.
3》 any of a number of similar animal structures, such as those in the cheeks of rodents.
↘a baggy area of skin underneath a person's eye.
■ verb
1》 put into a ~.
2》 informal take possession of.
3》 Cricket catch (the ball).
4》 make or form into a ~.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from Old North. Fr. ~e , var. of OFr. poche 'bag'.