What (who) is paunch - definition
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Paunch (disambiguation)
paunch
¦ noun a large or protruding abdomen or stomach.
¦ verb disembowel (an animal).
Derivatives
paunchiness noun
paunchy adjective (paunchier, paunchiest).
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. pa(u)nche, based on L. pantex, pantic- 'intestines'.
paunch
n.
1.
Abdomen, belly.
2.
First stomach (of a ruminating animal).
paunch
(paunches)
If a man has a paunch, he has a fat stomach.
He finished his dessert and patted his paunch...
= pot-belly
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Wikipedia
Paunch
Paunch may refer to:
- The rumen, the larger part of the reticulorumen, the first chamber in the digestive tract of ruminant animals
- The abdomen of someone suffering from central obesity
Pronunciation examples for paunch
1. The paunch is perfect.
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2. procedure for that paunch.
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3. And by the look of that paunch,
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4. Their paunches sagged on to their thighs.
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5. what I want to point out here is the paunch.
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Examples of use of paunch
1. Edwards was gray–haired and bespectacled now, with a bit of a paunch.
2. Scroll down for more ... Body shock: Elle MacPherson with paunch and goofy teeth Sporting goofy teeth and a grimace–inducing paunch, the 44–year–old supermodel seemed surprisingly unconcerned by the sudden deterioration in her appearance.
3. He was pictured letting his own paunch hang out in an unguarded moment on another beach.
4. By then someone had called attention to a slight paunch, but I can‘t recall who.
5. What is the reason for the hump on his back and large paunch?", Mr Bryson said.