Noun
the act of pouncing

Verb
move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

n.
A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.

n.
Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc.

v. t.
To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.

v. t.
The claw or talon of a bird of prey.

v. t.
A punch or stamp.

v. t.
Cloth worked in eyelet holes.

v. t.
To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.

v. t.
To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament.

v. i.
To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.

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Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.

Now pounce him lightly, And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.

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Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings of misguided sensibility.

A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.

To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.

The claw or talon of a bird of prey.

To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.

To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.