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pounce
Pronunciation: (pouns), [key]
—v., pounced, pounc•ing,
—n.
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v.i.
1. to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.
2. to spring, dash, or come suddenly:
Unexpectedly she pounced on the right answer.
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v.t.
to seize (prey) suddenly:
The bird quickly pounced its prey.
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n.
1. the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
2. a sudden swoop, as on an object of prey.
pounce
Pronunciation: (pouns), [key]—
v.t., pounced, pounc•ing.
to emboss (metal) by hammering on an instrument applied on the reverse side.
pounce
Pronunciation: (pouns), [key]
—n., v., pounced, pounc•ing.
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n.
1. a fine powder, as of cuttlebone, formerly used to prevent ink from spreading in writing, or to prepare parchment for writing.
2. a fine powder, often of charcoal, used in transferring a design through a perforated pattern.
3. Also,pounce' bag".a small bag filled with pounce and struck against a perforated design.
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v.t.
1. to sprinkle, smooth, or prepare with pounce.
2. to trace (a design) with pounce.
3. to finish the surface of (hats) by rubbing with sandpaper or the like.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
