pounce upon

pounce upon
Synonyms and related words:
ambush, appear unexpectedly, assail, assault, astonish, attack, be unexpected, blitz, bob up, bounce, bound, buck, buckjump, bushwhack, capriole, catch at, catch off-guard, catch unawares, clear, come at, come down on, come from behind, come unawares, come upon, come upon unexpectedly, crack down on, creep up on, curvet, descend on, descend upon, dive, do the unexpected, drop, drop in on, fall, fall on, fall upon, fasten upon, flash upon one, gang up on, go at, go for, harry, have at, hippety-hop, hit, hit like lightning, hop, hurdle, jump, jump at, jump over, land on, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, leap, leap over, leapfrog, light into, mug, negotiate, nose-dive, overjump, overleap, overskip, parachute, pitch, pitch into, plop, plummet, plump, plunge, plunk, pop up, pounce, pounce on, pound, pull up short, sail into, scramble for, seize on, set on, set upon, ski jump, skin-dive, skip, sky-dive, snap at, snatch at, sound, spring, spring a surprise, spring upon, start, start aside, start up, steeplechase, stoop, strike, surprise, swoop, swoop down, swoop down on, swoop down upon, take a header, take by surprise, take short, take the offensive, take unawares, turn up, updive, upleap, upspring, vault, wade into

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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Synonyms:
(as with claws),


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  • pounce upon — index attack, oppugn, seize (confiscate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • Pounce — Pounce, v. i. To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings of misguided sensibility.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pounce — pounce1 [pouns] n. [ME pownce, talon, prob. altered < MFr poinçon, sharp instrument, stiletto: see PUNCHEON1] 1. a claw or talon of a bird of prey 2. the act of pouncing; swoop, spring, or leap vi. pounced, pouncing to swoop down, spring, or… …   English World dictionary

  • pounce on something — ˈpounce on/upon sth derived to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it Syn: seize on/upon • His comments were pounced upon by the press. Main entry: ↑pouncederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pounce — [n/v] leap at; take by surprise ambush, attack, bound, dart, dash, dive, drop, fall upon, jump, snatch, spring, strike, surge, swoop, take unawares; concepts 86,159,194 …   New thesaurus

  • pounce — [[t]pa͟ʊns[/t]] pounces, pouncing, pounced 1) VERB If someone pounces on you, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of you. [V on/upon n] He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera... Fraud squad officers had… …   English dictionary

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