Meaning of "paunch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAUNCH

From Anglo-Norman paunche, from Old French pance, from Latin panticēs (pl) bowels.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PAUNCH

paunch  [pɔːntʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAUNCH

Paunch is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb paunch in English.

WHAT DOES PAUNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rumen

The rumen, also known as a paunch, forms the larger part of the reticulorumen, which is the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals. It serves as the primary site for microbial fermentation of ingested feed. The smaller part of the reticulorumen is the reticulum, which is fully continuous with the rumen, but differs from it with regard to the texture of its lining.

Definition of paunch in the English dictionary

The first definition of paunch in the dictionary is the belly or abdomen, esp when protruding. Other definition of paunch is a thick mat that prevents chafing. Paunch is also to stab in the stomach; disembowel.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PAUNCH

PRESENT

Present

I paunch

you paunch

he/she/it paunches

we paunch

you paunch

they paunch

Present continuous

I am paunching

you are paunching

he/she/it is paunching

we are paunching

you are paunching

they are paunching

Present perfect

I have paunched

you have paunched

he/she/it has paunched

we have paunched

you have paunched

they have paunched

Present perfect continuous

I have been paunching

you have been paunching

he/she/it has been paunching

we have been paunching

you have been paunching

they have been paunching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I paunched

you paunched

he/she/it paunched

we paunched

you paunched

they paunched

Past continuous

I was paunching

you were paunching

he/she/it was paunching

we were paunching

you were paunching

they were paunching

Past perfect

I had paunched

you had paunched

he/she/it had paunched

we had paunched

you had paunched

they had paunched

Past perfect continuous

I had been paunching

you had been paunching

he/she/it had been paunching

we had been paunching

you had been paunching

they had been paunching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will paunch

you will paunch

he/she/it will paunch

we will paunch

you will paunch

they will paunch

Future continuous

I will be paunching

you will be paunching

he/she/it will be paunching

we will be paunching

you will be paunching

they will be paunching

Future perfect

I will have paunched

you will have paunched

he/she/it will have paunched

we will have paunched

you will have paunched

they will have paunched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been paunching

you will have been paunching

he/she/it will have been paunching

we will have been paunching

you will have been paunching

they will have been paunching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would paunch

you would paunch

he/she/it would paunch

we would paunch

you would paunch

they would paunch

Conditional continuous

I would be paunching

you would be paunching

he/she/it would be paunching

we would be paunching

you would be paunching

they would be paunching

Conditional perfect

I would have paunch

you would have paunch

he/she/it would have paunch

we would have paunch

you would have paunch

they would have paunch

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been paunching

you would have been paunching

he/she/it would have been paunching

we would have been paunching

you would have been paunching

they would have been paunching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you paunch
we let´s paunch
you paunch

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to paunch

Past participle

paunched

Present Participle

paunching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PAUNCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «paunch» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of paunch

belly · corporation · middle-age spread · muffin top · pot · potbelly · puku · spare tyre · spread

TRANSLATION OF PAUNCH

Find out the translation of paunch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of paunch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paunch» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 大肚子
• Translator English - Spanish: panza
• English: paunch
• Translator English - Hindi: पेट
• Translator English - Arabic: كرش
• Translator English - Russian: пузо
• Translator English - Portuguese: pança
• Translator English - Bengali: পাকস্থলী
• Translator English - French: panse
• Translator English - Malay: Paunch
• Translator English - German: Bauch
• Translator English - Japanese: 太鼓腹
• Translator English - Korean: 의 배
• Translator English - Javanese: Paunch
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bụng
• Translator English - Tamil: தொப்பை
• Translator English - Marathi: पोंच
• Translator English - Turkish: işkembe
• Translator English - Italian: pancia
• Translator English - Polish: patroszyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пузо
• Translator English - Romanian: burtă
• Translator English - Greek: κοιλιά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: pens
• Translator English - Swedish: buk
• Translator English - Norwegian: vom

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAUNCH»

Discover the use of paunch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paunch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Underutilized Resources as Animal Feedstuffs

Subjects covered include: paunch content, wastewater treatment, tannery wastes, and hair. Paunch Content Paunch content is the material from the rumen of beef or sheep or the stomach of swine. Beef paunch content is the major waste in the ...

Board on Agriculture, National Research Council, Committee on Animal Nutrition, 1983

Meat Science and Applications

Paunch Emptying Cattle paunches (rumens) are processed for recovery of edible products (e.g.. tripe). for pet food production, or for rendering. Clearly the paunch contents must be emptied if paunches are destined for human or pet food.

Y. H. Hui, Wai-Kit Nip, Robert Rogers, 2001

Supercontemplations

John O'Loughlin. PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH PAUNCH launch ...

John O'Loughlin, 2010

Construction Accident Reconstruction

The worker, a paunch auger operator, dropped his knife into the rotating auger and when he tried to retrieve the knife, the auger caught his right hand and amputated his right arm above the elbow. A rotating auger was used in the paunch ...

Jon R. Abele, Calvin Zemsky, 2005

A method of manure disposal for a beef packing operation: ...

The data presented above adequately establish the chemical and thermodynamic properties of the paunch material required for process design purposes. Physical and chemical characteristics pertinent to the paunch disposal operation and ...

Roy Ricci, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, Procedyne Corporation, 1977

The Fats of Life

In primates, the most conspicuous such depot is the 'paunch' that arises from the mid-line on the outer wall of the abdomen and expands laterally as it thickens, sometimes becoming very thick at the mid-line, and extending as far as the chest  ...

Caroline M. Pond, 1998

The Farmer's Magazine

In gastritis the meteorization is only secondary, and to be attribute d to the fermentation of the food contained in the paunch longer than the usual time, on account of the suspension of the rumination. In tympanitis from overloaded stomach, ...

‎1840

Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

About 1983 we started taking paunch manure from a slaughterhouse and using it as an ingredient in making compost. Soon our dogs and all the free-roaming dogs of the neighborhood and even the coyotes learned when the paunch truck ...

Howard Garrett, C. Malcolm Beck, 2005

Animal By-Product Processing & Utilization

The handling and disposal of manure or paunch is integral to animal processing because of the need to dispose of manure from holding pens and paunch ( partially digested feed) from slaughtering. The amount of manure produced daily by ...

Herbert W. Ockerman, Conly L. Hansen, 1999

Unkind Donuts

CHARLIE gets up and starts slapping PAUNCH on the back.] KAREN: Oh, my God! He's choking! [MICHAEL stands up and takes a step toward PAUNCH.] [All of sudden, ALIAS bursts through the swinging door. He pulls PAUNCH off the stool, ...

Donald T. Phillips, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAUNCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paunch is used in the context of the following news items.

Why a former LAPD hero and Vietnam vet allegedly began robbing …

And although he may have looked like a vacationing retiree, with a soft paunch, white hair and a mustache, the man who came to be known as ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Brett Buckner: The 7-year-old makes a splash

and perhaps working off my ever-widening paunch by swimming laps with my little girl. We went swimming once. Jellybean sat on the steps for ... «Anniston Star, Jul 15»

Review // Irrational Man

Abe (Joaquin Phoenix rocking a healthy paunch and full mumble mouth) has just arrived on campus to fill a new position in the philosophy ... «CHCH News, Jul 15»

Tips And Tricks For Following A Blood Trail

Animals hit in the paunch always die—usually within a half-mile and usually within 8-10 hours. Hindquarter shots are high-odds killers, but only ... «Scout, Jul 15»

Flash zero-day monster Angler dominates exploit kit crime market If …

... market in the wake of the downfall of the BlackHole exploit kit which fell to pieces after the aptly-named founder Paunch was arrested in 2013 ... «The Register, Jul 15»

Here & Now #115 Air and gas

I would be like an old Zen monk: paunch, constant smile and all that I own tied in a bundle to the end of a pole. (Carrying a bag of sweets for the ... «Echonetdaily, Jul 15»

Beefy Ben Cohen shows off his portly physique in Miami

In her absence, he seemed to be using the holiday as chance to get rid of his paunch and shared post-workout pictures on his social media ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Don't Get Cancer if You're in Prison

Dehe stood at 5 feet 11 inches and weighed at least 200 pounds, boasting a considerable paunch and a head of thick, white hair, when he ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz: A Cabinet star is born

Also, he has enough of a paunch to suggest that food has played more than a sustenance role during his 70 years on this planet. Continue ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

Jennifer Pan's Revenge: the inside story of a golden child, the killers …

He was a year older, goofy and gregarious, with a big laugh, a wide smile and a little paunch around his waistline. He played trumpet in the ... «Toronto Life, Jul 15»