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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pounce1 /paʊns/USA pronunciation v., pounced, pounc•ing, n. v. - Animal Behavior to swoop down, as an animal in seizing its prey:[no object]The cat pounced that instant and caught the mouse.
- to seize or attack suddenly:[~ + on/upon + object]The cat pounced on the mouse. We pounced on the opportunity.
n. [countable] - a sudden swoop, as or as if on a victim.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pounce1 (pouns),USA pronunciation v., pounced, pounc•ing, n. v.i. - Animal Behaviorto swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.
- to spring, dash, or come suddenly:Unexpectedly she pounced on the right answer.
v.t. - Animal Behaviorto seize (prey) suddenly:The bird quickly pounced its prey.
n. - Birdsthe claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- a sudden swoop, as on an object of prey.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; perh. akin to punch1
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leap, lunge, spring.
pounce2 (pouns),USA pronunciation v.t., pounced, pounc•ing. - Metallurgyto emboss (metal) by hammering on an instrument applied on the reverse side.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; perh. identical with pounce1
- Printinga fine powder, as of cuttlebone, formerly used to prevent ink from spreading in writing, or to prepare parchment for writing.
- a fine powder, often of charcoal, used in transferring a design through a perforated pattern.
- Also, pounce′ bag′. a small bag filled with pounce and struck against a perforated design.
v.t. - to sprinkle, smooth, or prepare with pounce.
- to trace (a design) with pounce.
- Clothingto finish the surface of (hats) by rubbing with sandpaper or the like.
- French ponce Latin pūmicem, accusative of pūmex pumice
- 1700–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pounce /paʊns/ vb - (intr; often followed by on or upon) to spring or swoop, as in capturing prey
n - the act of pouncing; a spring or swoop
- the claw of a bird of prey
Etymology: 17th Century: apparently from Middle English punson pointed tool; see puncheon²ˈpouncer n pounce /paʊns/ n - a very fine resinous powder, esp of cuttlefish bone, formerly used to dry ink or sprinkled over parchment or unsized writing paper to stop the ink from running
- a fine powder, esp of charcoal, that is tapped through perforations in paper corresponding to the main lines of a design in order to transfer the design to another surface
- (as modifier): a pounce box
vb (transitive)- to dust (paper) with pounce
- to transfer (a design) by means of pounce
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French ponce, from Latin pūmex pumiceˈpouncer n |