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pounce [paʊn(t)s] VB intr

1. pounce (jump):

pounce

pounce attacker, animal

pounce attacker, animal

pounce attacker, animal bird of prey

2. pounce fig (seize opportunity):

pounce police, journalist

pounce police, journalist interrogator

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Once prey is located, it will conceal itself, quickly approach, then pounce. en.wikipedia.org

Depending on the size of its prey, the quoll may leap or pounce on it. en.wikipedia.org

It also has muscles in its legs that allow it to sneak up behind people and pounce without them realizing it. en.wikipedia.org

He will pounce and bite anything that he views as a threat. en.wikipedia.org

When prey approaches or falls in, the spider pounces on it. en.wikipedia.org

The blue-ringed octopus pounces on its prey, seizing it with its arms and pulling it towards its mouth. en.wikipedia.org

Pounce pots were a precursor of blotting paper, being a dispenser for powdery material for drying the paper. en.wikipedia.org

When it finds prey, it pounces and punches through the snow to catch its victim. en.wikipedia.org

Something pounces on the guard as he nears a corner, dragging him out of sight. en.wikipedia.org

The dogs instinctively use a pounce position to deal with cattle trying to kick them. en.wikipedia.org

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