What is "pounce" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does pounce mean in English? Meaning of pounce definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "pounce" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "pounce": the act of pouncing

Noun

  • Meaning: the act of pouncing
  • Synonyms: pounce
  • Hypernyms: bounce bound leap leaping saltation spring
  • Meaning of "pounce": move down on as if in an attack

    Verb

  • Meaning: move down on as if in an attack
  • Example: The raptor swooped down on its prey The teacher swooped down upon the new students
  • Synonyms: pounce swoop
  • Hyponyms: stoop
  • Hypernyms: come down descend fall go down
  • Synonyms:

    dash, snatch, spring, dive, drop, bound, dart, jump, attack, swoop, strike, ambush, surge, fall upon, take unawares,

    Antonyms:

    aid, ascend,

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    pounce in English: pounce
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