pounce
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- pronunciation:
- paUns
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pounces, pouncing, pounced |
| definition: |
to jump or swoop down in order to grab or take something.
The basketball player pounced on the ball.- similar words:
- swoop
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| related words: |
lunge |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of pouncing on something.
With one pounce, the cat caught the mouse. |
| related words: |
claw, lunge |
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Pounce comes from
pownse, an early English word that means "the talon or claw of a bird of prey."