pounce
11pounce — (v.) 1680s, originally to seize with the pounces, from pownse (n.) hawk s claws (late 15c.), from O.Fr. poinçon (see punch (v.)), on the notion of the claws that punch holes in things. In falconry, the heel claw is a talon, and others are pounces …
12pounce — [n/v] leap at; take by surprise ambush, attack, bound, dart, dash, dive, drop, fall upon, jump, snatch, spring, strike, surge, swoop, take unawares; concepts 86,159,194 …
13pounce — ► VERB 1) spring or swoop suddenly so as to seize or attack. 2) take swift advantage of a mistake or sign of weakness. ► NOUN ▪ an act of pouncing. ORIGIN originally denoting a tool for punching, later a claw or talon: origin uncertain …
14pounce — I [[t]paʊns[/t]] v. pounced, pounc•ing, n. 1) anb to swoop down or spring suddenly, as an animal in seizing its prey 2) to seize eagerly or suddenly: We pounced on the opportunity[/ex] 3) to make a sudden attack: to pounce on every mistake[/ex]… …
15pounce — UK [paʊns] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms pounce : present tense I/you/we/they pounce he/she/it pounces present participle pouncing past tense pounced past participle pounced 1) to quickly jump on or hold someone or something They pounced on …
16pounce — pounce1 pouncingly, adv. /powns/, v., pounced, pouncing, n. v.i. 1. to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey. 2. to spring, dash, or come suddenly: Unexpectedly she pounced on the right answer. v.t. 3. to seize (prey)… …
17pounce — verb (I) to suddenly jump on an animal or person after waiting to attack them: crouching, ready to pounce (+ on): The cat pounced on an unsuspecting mouse. pounce noun (C) pounce on sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to notice a mistake and immediately… …
18pounce — 1. v. & n. v.intr. 1 spring or swoop, esp. as in capturing prey. 2 (often foll. by on, upon) a make a sudden attack. b seize eagerly upon an object, remark, etc. (pounced on what we said). n. 1 the act or an instance of pouncing. 2 the claw or… …
19pounce on — phr verb Pounce on is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cat Pounce on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ball, ↑prey …
20pounce — Synonyms and related words: Highland fling, ambush, and jump, attack, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bounce, bound, broad jump, buck, buckjump, cannonball, capriole, cascade, cataract, chute, claws, clear, clutches, collapse, come down …
