pounce
21pounce — v. (d; intr.) to pounce on, upon (the cat pounced on the mouse) * * * [paʊns] upon (the cat pounced on the mouse) (d; intr.) to pounce on …
22pounce — [15] Pounce was originally a noun, denoting the ‘claw of a bird of prey’. It is thought it may have come from puncheon ‘stamping or perforating tool’, which was also abbreviated to punch ‘stamping or perforating tool’ and is probably related to… …
23pounce — [[t]pa͟ʊns[/t]] pounces, pouncing, pounced 1) VERB If someone pounces on you, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of you. [V on/upon n] He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera... Fraud squad officers had… …
24pounce — pounce1 verb 1》 spring or swoop suddenly to catch or as if to catch prey. 2》 notice and take swift advantage of a mistake or sign of weakness. noun an act of pouncing. Derivatives pouncer noun Origin ME (denoting a tool for punching, later claw,… …
25pounce — I. /paʊns / (say powns) verb (pounced, pouncing) –verb (i) 1. to swoop down suddenly and lay hold, as a bird does on its prey. 2. to spring, dash, or come suddenly. –verb (t) 3. to seize with the talons. 4. to swoop down upon and seize suddenly,… …
26pounce — [15] Pounce was originally a noun, denoting the ‘claw of a bird of prey’. It is thought it may have come from puncheon ‘stamping or perforating tool’, which was also abbreviated to punch ‘stamping or perforating tool’ and is probably related to… …
27pounce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, punching tool, dagger, talon more at punch Date: 15th century the claw of a bird of prey II. intransitive verb (pounced; pouncing) Date: 1744 1. a. to swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talons …
28pounce — verb Pounce is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cat …
29pounce — 1. verb two men pounced on him Syn: jump on, spring on, leap on, dive on, lunge at, fall on, set on, attack suddenly; informal jump, mug 2. noun a sudden pounce Syn: leap, spring, jump, dive …
30Pounce (Transformers) — Pounce is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes.Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Pounce caption =Pounce box art affiliation =Decepticon subgroup =Clones rank =5 function =Infiltrator… …
