Pounce - English meaning

Pounce – definitions in English dictionary

verb
(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.
Usage examples:
As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

noun
A sudden swoop or spring.
Usage examples:
The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.
Synonims:
LeapSpringJumpSwoopDiveLungeBound
noun
A bird's claw.
noun
A fine resinous powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper or to prepare parchment to receive writing.
noun
Powdered charcoal or other fine powder dusted over a perforated pattern to transfer the design to the object beneath.
Usage examples:
As actual practice can demonstrate, if a pricked design is pounced from its verso, the pounce marks…

verb
Smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice.
Usage examples:
The example shown in plate ix is unusual for its green ground, which was achieved by pouncing the s…
verb
Transfer (a design) by the use of pounce.
Usage examples:
Surviving examples of drawings that have been pounced are indeed disfigured by cloudy smears of cha…

verb
Move down on as if in an attack

verb
To attack suddenly, esp. by jumping or flying down to catch or take hold of something or someone
Usage examples:
The mountain lion pounced onto the back of an elk.

Pounce translation into English

Pounce: translate from English into Chinese

猛扑, 扑, 扑击, 利爪

Pounce: translate from English into Dutch

Bespringen, Sprong, Klauw van roofvogel, Greep, Neerschietende beweging, Fijn poeder, Radeerpoeder, Met de klauwen grijpen, Neerschieten op

Pounce: translate from English into French

Bondir, Se précipiter, Bond, Se jeter sur, Sauter sur, Saut, Attaque subite

Pounce: translate from English into German

Zuschlagen, Sprung, Springen, Angriff, Satz, Zugriff, Herabstoßen, Niederstoßen, Fang, Einen satz machen, Klaue

Pounce: translate from English into Hindi

झपट्टा, झपट, झपटना, नाखून, आक्रमण करना, उछाल, छलाँग, चमकाना, पंजा, बुकनी छिड़ककर तस्वीर उतारना, महीन चूर्ण, बारीक सफूफ

Pounce: translate from English into Italian

Balzare, Avventarsi, Piombare sulla preda, Balzare sulla preda

Pounce: translate from English into Korean

급습, 갑자기 달려들다, 심하게 책망하다, 남의 결점 따위를 심하게 책망하다, 잘못 따위를 심하게 책망하다, 달려들어 붙들다

Pounce: translate from English into Russian

Внезапно атаковать, Набрасываться, Воспользоваться, Коготь, Налетать, Обрушиваться, Ухватиться, Схватить в когти, Врываться, Придираться, Пробивать, Просверливать, Затирать сандараком, Копировать угольным порошком, Переводить угольным порошком, Внезапный наскок, Внезапный прыжок, Порошкообразный сандарак, Порошкообразный уголь, Вырезанное отверстие, Вытисненное отверстие

Pounce: translate from English into Spanish

Saltar, Salto, Precipitarse, Estarcir, Atacar súbitamente, Calarse, Estampar en relieve, Polvorear con arenilla, Garra, Arenilla, Cisquero, Salto repentino

Word origin

late 16th century (as a verb): from French poncer, based on Latin pumex ‘pumice’.

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Pounce – similar words

pounces

verb
(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.
Usage examples:
As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

noun
A sudden swoop or spring.
Usage examples:
The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

verb
Smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice.
Usage examples:
The example shown in plate ix is unusual for its green ground, which was achieved by pouncing the s…

Pounces - all meanings in English

pounced

verb
(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.
Usage examples:
As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

verb
Smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice.
Usage examples:
The example shown in plate ix is unusual for its green ground, which was achieved by pouncing the s…

noun
A sudden swoop or spring.
Usage examples:
The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

Pounced - all meanings in English

Pounce synonims

bound

baʊnd

verb
Walk or run with leaping strides.
Usage examples:
Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun
A leaping movement towards or over something.
Usage examples:
I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb
Form the boundary of; enclose.
Usage examples:
The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

Bound - all meanings in English

dive

daɪv

verb
Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.
Usage examples:
She walked to the deep end, then she dived in

noun
A plunge head first into water.
Usage examples:
He hit the sea in a shallow dive

verb
A headlong plunge into water

Dive - all meanings in English

jump

dʒʌmp

verb
Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.
Usage examples:
The cat jumped off his lap

noun
An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.
Usage examples:
In making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance

Move forward by leaps and bounds

Jump - all meanings in English

leap

liːp

verb
Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.
Usage examples:
He leapt on to the parapet

noun
A forceful jump or quick movement.
Usage examples:
She came downstairs in a series of flying leaps

verb
Move forward by bounds

Leap - all meanings in English

lunge

lʌndʒ

noun
A sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something.
Usage examples:
Lucy made a lunge for gabriel's wrist

verb
Make a lunge.
Usage examples:
Mcculloch raised his cudgel and lunged at him

verb
Exercise (a horse) on a lunge.
Usage examples:
It seemed wise to lunge him first, as he had not been ridden for days

Lunge - all meanings in English

spring

verb
Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.
Usage examples:
I sprang out of bed

noun
The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from march to may and in the southern hemisphere from september to november.
Usage examples:
In spring the garden is a feast of blossom

verb
Move forward by leaps and bounds

Spring - all meanings in English

swoop

verb
(especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air.
Usage examples:
The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness

noun
A swooping or snatching movement or action.
Usage examples:
Four members were arrested following a swoop by detectives on their homes

verb
To move quickly in a smooth path, esp. through the air
Usage examples:
Swarms of birds swooped down from the sky., he lifted the baby up in one swoop.

Swoop - all meanings in English

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