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pounce

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pounce (verb)
  2. pounce (verb)

2pounce

verb
pouncedpounc·ing

Definition of POUNCE

intransitive verb
1
a : to swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talons b : to seize upon and make capital of something (as another's blunder or an opportunity)
2
: to make a sudden assault or approach

First Known Use of POUNCE

1744

Rhymes with POUNCE

bounce, flounce, jounce, ounce

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