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pounce ¹  (pouns)

v. pounced, pounc·ing, pounc·es

v.intr.

1. To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something: a cat that pounced on a mouse; watched the falcon pounce on the baby rabbit.

2. To attack suddenly: irregular troops who pounced on the convoy at a narrow pass; a colleague who pounced on me because of a mistake in my report.

3. To seize something swiftly and eagerly: pounce on an opportunity.

v.tr.

To seize with or as if with talons.

n.

1. The act or an instance of pouncing.

2. The talon or claw of a bird of prey.

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[From Middle English, pointed tool, talon of a hawk, perhaps variant of ponson, pointed tool; see puncheon¹.]

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pouncer n.

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pounce ²  (pouns)

n.

1. A fine powder formerly used to smooth and finish writing paper and soak up ink.

2. A fine powder, such as pulverized charcoal, dusted over a stencil to transfer a design to an underlying surface.

tr.v. pounced, pounc·ing, pounc·es

1. To sprinkle, smooth, or treat with pounce.

2. To transfer (a stenciled design) with pounce.

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[French ponce, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pmex, *pmic-, from Latin pmex, pumice.]

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pouncer n.

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pounce ³  (pouns)

tr.v. pounced, pounc·ing, pounc·es

To ornament (metal, for example) by perforating from the back with a pointed implement.

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[Middle English pouncen, probably from Old French poinssonner, from poinson, pointed tool; see puncheon¹.]

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pounce

Verb

[pouncing, pounced]

(often foll. by on, upon)to spring upon suddenly to attack or capture

Noun

the act of pouncing; a spring or swoop [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pounce - the act of pouncing                   leap, leaping, bounce, bound, saltation, spring - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Verb	1.	pounce - move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" swoop come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" stoop - descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"

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pounce

verb (often followed by on or upon) attack, strike, jump, leap, swoop

Translations

pounce [pauns] vi to pounce on → precipitarse sobre n → salto, ataque m

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pounce [pauns] vi to pounce (on) → bondir (sur), fondre (sur) n → bond m, attaque f

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pounce [pauns] vi to pounce on (also fig) → sich stürzen auf +acc

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pounce [pauns] vi to pounce (on) → balzare addosso (a), piombare (su) n → balzo

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pounce

v pounce [pauns]

to jump suddenly, in order to seize or attack The cat waited beside the bird-cage, ready to pounce. spring يَنْقَضًّ على، يَهْجِم хвърлям се vyrazit, vyskočit slå kløerne i; kaste sig over sich stürzen ορμώ, ρίχνομαι, χυμώ saltar sobre; precipitarse; abalanzarse sobre (kallale) sööstma پریدن loikata bondir לָעוּט עַל चंगुल मारना, झपटना, आक्रमण करना nenadan skok lecsap (vmire) menerkam stökkva á (e-ð) balzare とびかかる 달려들다, 별안간 덮치다 staiga (už)pulti, mestis uzklupt; uzbrukt; mesties virsū menerkam springen, aanvallen slå klørne i, kaste seg over rzucać się saltar a se năpusti (asupra) набрасываться, атаковать skočiť planiti, naskočiti (koga) skočiti slå ner, anfalla กระโจน üzerine atlamak, saldırmak 突然襲擊 накидатися, налітати جھپٹنا vồ; chộp 突然袭击

n

an act of pouncing; a sudden attack The cat made a pounce at the bird. sprong هُجوم مُفاجِئ، إنْقِضاض внезапно нападение výpad kasten sig over der Sprung ξαφνική επίθεση salto; ataque (repentino) kallalesööst عمل قاپیدن syöksy bond (sur) הַתקָפָה चंगुल napad (hirtelen) lecsapás terkaman stökk; snögg árás balzo 急襲 급습, 별안간 덤벼들기 staigus šuolis uzklupiens; uzbrukums terkaman sprong overfall, nedslag skok salto salt (către) внезапный налёт, прыжок výpad, útok napad skok anfall, språng การกระโจน atılma, saldırma 猛撲 раптовий напад, наскок جھپٹ cú chộp 猛扑

pounce on

to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it The tiger pounced on its victim. spring op يَقْفِز لِيُهاجِم връхлитам vrhnout se na slå ned på sich stürzen auf επιτίθεμαι, εφορμώ, αρπάζω saltar sobre; abalanzarse sobre kallale sööstma پریدن و قاپیدن iskeä kyntensä johonkin bondir sur לָעוּט עַל घर दबोचना zaskočiti lecsap (vmire) menerkam stökkva/ráðast á balzare addosso ～にとびかかる (갑자기) 덮치다 staiga (už)šokti mesties/lēkt virsū menerkam bespringen kaste seg over, slå ned på skoczyć na saltar sobre a se năpusti asupra набрасываться, налетать vrhnúť sa na planiti skočiti na ta ett språng mot กระโดดตะครุบ üstüne atılmak 猛撲 вхопитися جھپٹنا vồ lấy 猛扑