pounced
/paʊnst/
verb
- 1
To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
“to pounce paper, or a pattern”
verb
- 1
To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
“She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.”
- 2
To attack suddenly by leaping.
“I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.”
- 3
To eagerly seize an opportunity.
“I pounced on the chance to get promoted.”
- 4
To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
- 5
To stamp holes in; to perforate.
adjective
- 1
Furnished with claws or talons.
- 2
Ornamented with perforations or dots.
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