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To spring upon suddenly to attack or capture
“You sleep around, break hearts, and then pounce on your next victim.”
To confront through the use of military force
To move rapidly or suddenly in a given direction
To walk or run with leaping strides
A sudden swoop or spring
“Seeing this, the three sisters made a pounce at the chairs also, just in case the king thought that they were better off outside.”
Fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance
An act of running somewhere suddenly and rapidly
A sudden violent attack, especially by an army or group
A curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals
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