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Meanings of pounce (pounces) in English

Portuguese
polvilhar

Move down on as if in an attack.

polvilhar
Synonyms
Examples for "swoop"
Examples for "swoop"
1
That was the idea behind Monsanto's swoop on Syngenta AG last year.
Reuters
2
In one swoop, two important social and economic problems could be solved.
The Irish Times
3
Police said a substantial amount of cannabis was seized in the swoop.
The Irish Times
4
They are coming, the simpletons; they swoop down upon the treacherous floor.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
5
The room lurched; went upward and sidewise with a wild dizzying swoop.
Beyond the Vanishing Point
Usage of pounces in English
1
Am I going off my head? He pounces on the eldest boy.
They and I
2
With a sudden spring into the air, the Spider pounces on the prey.
The Life of the Spider
3
Suddenly he pounces upon Miss Rich, the daughter of the Covent Garden manager.
Art in England: Notes and Studies
4
The cat drops off my arm and pounces on the meat.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
5
He pounces on my words like a barrister and twists them.
The End of the Affair
6
Philippoussis puts one short, Agassi pounces - and hits it out by inches.
The Guardian
7
The crocodile eventually pounces, but he is thwarted by the impala's quick reactions.
The Guardian
8
It pounces on their talents, picking their brains, pushing them forward.
The Guardian
9
The choice is made: the Philanthus pounces on her prey.
More Hunting Wasps
10
He was walking along, his hands in his pockets, when Ned pounces on him.
Uncle Max
11
When she discovers him she stops playing and pounces on him with furious questions.
The eye of the leopard
12
Then out he pounces, and kills his prey by poison.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878
13
My brown mare, Mada, turns sharply right and pounces forwards after the loose horses.
The Guardian
14
When we're called to eat, Haymitch pounces on me immediately.
Catching Fire
15
It pounces again, landing on his chest, and swipes a talon towards his neck.
Pandaemonium
16
Then he stands up, gets a condom, turns the light back off, and pounces.
Assholes finish first
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Translations for pounces
Portuguese
polvilhar
Pounces through the time
Pounces across language varieties
United Kingdom
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