The meaning of 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…

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…

noun

A sudden swoop or spring.

Usage examples:

The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

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

Past simple and past participle of pounce

Usage examples:

The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below., the police were waiting to pounce when…