Usually means: Belly, especially when protruding noticeably.
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  1. paunch: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. paunch: Merriam-Webster
  3. paunch: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. paunch: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. paunch: Collins English Dictionary
  6. paunch: Vocabulary.com
  7. Paunch, paunch: Wordnik
  8. paunch: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. paunch: Wiktionary
  10. paunch: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. paunch: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. paunch: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. paunch: Dictionary.com
  14. paunch: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. paunch: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Paunch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Paunch: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. paunch: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. paunch: Rhymezone
  20. paunch: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. paunch: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. paunch: FreeDictionary.org
  23. paunch: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. paunch: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. paunch: Encyclopedia

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  1. paunch: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. paunch: Medical dictionary

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  1. paunch: Idioms

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  1. paunch: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paunch)

▸ noun:  The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
▸ noun:  The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
▸ noun:  The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A paunch mat.
▸ noun:  The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
▸ verb:  To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating.

Similar:
belly, panch, rumen, bonnet, abomasum, fardingbag, tripe, king's-hood, natch, ruck, more...

Opposite:
flat stomach, washboard abs, toned midsection, lephysique

Phrases:
paunch mat, grand paunch, more...

Adjectives:
slight, fat, little, large, big, huge, small, round, enormous, great, ample


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Similar:
belly, panch, rumen, bonnet, abomasum, fardingbag, tripe, king's-hood, natch, ruck, more...

Opposite:
flat stomach, washboard abs, toned midsection, lephysique

Phrases:
paunch mat, grand paunch, more...

Adjectives:
slight, fat, little, large, big, huge, small, round, enormous, great, ample



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