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Meanings of paunch in English

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Larger part of the reticulorumen, which is the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals.

        Portuguese
        pança
        Catalan
        ventre
        Spanish
        barriga

        A protruding abdomen.

              pança

              A protruding abdomen of an animal or human.

                    Usage of paunch in English
                    1
                    And he thought he detected the beginnings of a paunch this morning.
                    Foul play
                    2
                    Gordon shook his fat paunch in silent laughter, nearly displacing the board.
                    The Arena, Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891
                    3
                    Note the flaccid paunch, the withered top, and the foolish, hysterical face.
                    Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-known Engl...
                    4
                    He looked moderately athletic but still had a paunch and several chins.
                    Family ties
                    5
                    His paunch was held in by a vest with a flower design.
                    The Neverending Story
                    6
                    His great paunch protruded invitingly and he clasped his hands over it.
                    The Man in the Twilight
                    7
                    He folded his arms over his paunch and stared at the Goon.
                    Archer’s Goon
                    8
                    Laslo Sparkes was in his thirties but already nurturing a stout paunch.
                    Fatal Voyage
                    9
                    He rose to his feet now, his paunch extending over the desktop.
                    In a gilded cage
                    10
                    All this is pure muscle,' Patrik's father announced loudly, slapping his paunch.
                    The preacher
                    11
                    He appeared gaunt, with thinning hair and having lost his trademark paunch.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    Bonnett pursed his lips and stepped away, letting his paunch relax again.
                    On Stranger Tides
                    13
                    I'm referring, of course, to the return of the winter paunch.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    Half the comedy in the world is predicated on the paunch.
                    The Fun of Getting Thin: How to Be Happy and Reduce the Waist Li...
                    15
                    A stove with a round paunch sat in the middle of the room.
                    Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
                    16
                    He has no intention of reaching for the blazer and paunch just yet.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Translations for paunch
                    Portuguese
                    pança
                    Paunch through the time
                    Paunch across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common