 Definitions of pounce [ʊns] 
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1. (v.i.) pounce
to swoop down or spring suddenly, as an animal in seizing its prey.
2. pounce
to seize eagerly or suddenly:
We pounced on the opportunity.
3. pounce
to make a sudden attack:
to pounce on every mistake.
4. (n.) pounce
a sudden swoop, as or as if on an object of prey.
5. pounce
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
6. (v.t.) pounce
to emboss (metal) by hammering on an instrument applied on the reverse side.
7. (n.) pounce
a fine powder, as of cuttlebone, formerly used to prevent ink from spreading in writing, or to prepare parchment for writing.
8. pounce
a fine powder, often of charcoal, used in transferring a design through a perforated pattern.
9. (v.t.) pounce
to sprinkle, smooth, or prepare with pounce.
10. pounce
to trace (a design) with pounce.
Etymology: (1700–10; < F ponce&indirdesc; L pūmicem, acc. of pūmexpumice)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) pounce
the act of pouncing
2. (verb) pounce, swoop
move down on as if in an attack
"The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
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1. (verb) pounce
to jump on, quickly or unexpectedly
The cat pounced on the mouse.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pounce
a fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript
2. (noun) pounce
charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc
3. (verb) pounce
to sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern
4. (verb) pounce
the claw or talon of a bird of prey
5. (verb) pounce
a punch or stamp
6. (verb) pounce
cloth worked in eyelet holes
7. (verb) pounce
to strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons
8. (verb) pounce
to punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament
9. (verb) pounce
to fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively
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Sense: to jump suddenly, in order to seize or attack
The cat waited beside the bird-cage, ready to pounce.
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 Afrikaans: spring |
 Arabic: يَنْقَضًّ على، يَهْجِم |
 Bulgarian: хвърлям се |
 Brazilian: saltar |
 Czech: vyrazit, vyskočit |
 German: sich stürzen |
 Danish: slå kløerne i; kaste sig |
 Greek: ορμώ, ρίχνομαι, χυμώ |
 Spanish: saltar sobre; precipitars |
 Estonian: (kallale) sööstma |
 Farsi: پریدن |
 Finnish: loikata |
 French: bondir |
 Hebrew: לָעוּט עַל |
 Hindi: चंगुल मारना, झपटना, आक्रम |
 Croatian: nenadan skok |
 Hungarian: lecsap (vmire) |
 Indonesian: menerkam |
 Icelandic: stökkva á (e-ð) |
 Italian: balzare |
 Japanese: とびかかる |
 Korean: 덮치다 |
 Lithuanian: staiga (už)pulti, mestis |
 Latvian: uzklupt; uzbrukt; mesties |
 Malay: menerkam |
 Dutch: springen, aanvallen |
 Norwegian: slå klørne i, kaste seg o |
 Polish: rzucać się |
 Persian: پریدن |
 Pashto: الوتل |
 Portuguese: saltar |
 Romanian: a se năpusti (asupra) |
 Russian: набрасываться, атаковать |
 Slovak: skočiť |
 Slovenian: planiti, naskočiti (koga) |
 Serbian: skočiti |
 Swedish: slå ner, anfalla |
 Thai: กระโจน |
 Turkish: üzerine atlamak, saldırma |
 Taiwanese: 突然襲擊 |
 Ukrainian: накидатися, налітати |
 Urdu: جھپٹنا |
 Vietnamese: vồ; chộp |
 Chinese: 突然袭击 |
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