Pounces

verb

/ˈpaʊnsɪz/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.

"to pounce paper, or a pattern"

2.verbTo leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.

"She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself."

3.verbTo attack suddenly by leaping.

"I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere."

4.verbTo eagerly seize an opportunity.

"I pounced on the chance to get promoted."

5.verbTo strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.

6.verbTo stamp holes in; to perforate.

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