English-Thai Dictionary

pounce

N การ กระโดด อย่างรวดเร็ว  bounce bound hop plunge skip kan-kra-dod-yang-ruad-reo

 

pounce

VI กระโจน  กระโดด อย่าง ทันที  จู่โจม อย่างรวดเร็ว  jump bounce leap kra-jon

 

pounce

VT มี ปฎิกิริยา อย่างรวดเร็ว  me-pa-ti-ki-ri-ya-yang-ruad-reo

 

pounce on / upon

PHRV กระโดด บน ทันที  kra-dod-bon-tan-te

 

pounce on / upon

PHRV รีบ คว้า โอกาส  รีบ หา ข้อผิดพลาด  rib-kwa-o-kad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POUNCE

n.pouns. 1. Gum-sandarach pulverized, a fine powder used to prevent ink from spreading on paper.
2. Charcoal dust inclosed in some open stuff, as muslin, etc. to be passed over holes pricked in the work, to mark the lines or designs on a paper underneath. This kind of pounce is used by embroiderers to transfer their patterns upon their stuffs; also by lace-makers, and sometimes by engravers. It is also used in varnishing.
3. Cloth worked in eyelet-holes.

 

POUNCE

v.t.To sprinkle or rub with pounce.

 

POUNCE

n.[L. pungo.] The claw or talon of a bird of prey.

 

POUNCE

v.i.To fall on suddenly; to fall on and seize with the claws; as, a rapacious fowl pounces on a chicken.

 

POUNCE-BOX, POUNCET-BOX

n.A small box with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling pounce on paper.

 

POUNCED

pp. Furnished with claws or talons.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POUNCE

Pounce, n. Etym: [F. ponce pumice, pounce, fr. L. pumex, -icis,pumice. See Pumice. ]

 

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

 

2. Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc. Pounce box, a box for sprinkling pounce. -- Pounce paper, a transparent paper for tracing.

 

POUNCE

Pounce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pouncing. ]

 

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

 

POUNCE

Pounce, n. Etym: [Prob. through French, from an assumed LL. punctiare to prick, L. pungere, punctum. See Puncheon, Punch, v. t.]

 

1. The claw or talon of a bird of prey. Spenser. Burke.

 

2. A punch or stamp. [Obs. ] "A pounce to print money with. " Withals.

 

3. Cloth worked in eyelet holes. [Obs. ] Homilies.

 

POUNCE

POUNCE Pounce, v. t.

 

1. To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons. [Archaic ] Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren. Cowper. Now pounce him lightly, And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.J. Fletcher.

 

2. To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament. [Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot.

 

POUNCE

POUNCE Pounce, v. i.

 

Defn: To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively. Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings of misguided sensibility. Jeffrey.

 

POUNCED

POUNCED Pounced, a.

 

1. Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle. Thomson.

 

2. Ornamented with perforations or dots. [Obs. ] "Gilt bowls pounced and pierced. " Holinshed.

 

POUNCET BOX

Poun "cet box `. Etym: [Cf. F. poncette, fr. ponce pounce. See Pounce a powder. ]

 

Defn: A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pounce

pounce 1 |pouns paʊns | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an animal or bird of prey ) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey: the wolf pounced on the rat | she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce. • (of a person ) spring forward suddenly so as to attack or seize someone or something: the gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground. • notice and take swift and eager advantage of a mistake, remark, or sign of weakness: reporters who are just as eager to pounce on a gaffe as on a significant news story. ▶noun a sudden swoop or spring. DERIVATIVES pounc er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun denoting a tool for stamping or punching ): origin obscure, perhaps from puncheon 1. A noun sense ‘claw, talon ’ arose in the late 15th cent. , which gave rise to the verb (late 17th cent ).

 

pounce

pounce 2 |paʊns pouns | ▶noun a fine resinous powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper or to prepare parchment to receive writing. • powdered charcoal or other fine powder dusted over a perforated pattern to transfer the design to the object beneath. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice. 2 transfer (a design ) by the use of pounce. DERIVATIVES pounc er noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb ): from French poncer, based on Latin pumex ‘pumice. ’

 

pouncet box

poun cet box |ˈpounsət ˈpaʊnsət ˌbɑks | ▶noun archaic a small box with a perforated lid used for holding perfume. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: perhaps originally erroneously from pounced (= perforated ) box .

 

Oxford Dictionary

pounce

pounce 1 |paʊns | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an animal or bird of prey ) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey: as he watched, a mink pounced on the vole. • (of a person ) spring forward suddenly so as to attack or seize someone or something: the gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground. • notice and take swift advantage of a mistake or sign of weakness: the paper pounced on her admission that she is still a member of CND. ▶noun 1 a sudden swoop or spring. 2 archaic a bird's claw. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun denoting a tool for stamping or punching ): origin obscure, perhaps from puncheon 1. The noun sense ‘a bird's claw ’ arose in the late 15th cent. and gave rise to the verb (late 17th cent. ).

 

pounce

pounce 2 |paʊns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a fine resinous powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper or to prepare parchment to receive writing. 2 powdered charcoal or other fine powder dusted over a perforated pattern to transfer the design to the object beneath. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice. 2 transfer (a design ) by the use of pounce. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb ): from French poncer, based on Latin pumex ‘pumice ’.

 

pouncet box

pouncet box |ˈpaʊnsɪt | ▶noun archaic a small box with a perforated lid used for holding a substance impregnated with perfume. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: perhaps originally erroneously from pounced (= perforated ) box .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pounce

pounce verb two men pounced on him: jump on, spring on, leap on, dive on, lunge at, fall on, set on, attack suddenly; informal jump, mug. ▶noun a sudden pounce: leap, spring, jump, dive, lunge, bound.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pounce

pounce verb two men pounced on him, demanding cash: jump on, spring on, leap on, swoop (down ) on, dive at, drop down on, lunge at, bound at, fall on, set on, make a grab for, take by surprise, take unawares, catch off-guard, attack suddenly; ambush, mug; informal jump. ▶noun with a sudden pounce, the cheetah's jaws fastened on the gazelle's throat: leap, spring, jump, swoop, dive, lunge, bound.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pounce

pounce /paʊns /動詞 自動詞 1 【人などに 】(急に )飛びかかる, 襲いかかる «on , upon » .2 【誤りなどを 】攻撃 [非難 ]する , 【機会などを 】すばやくとらえる «on , upon » .3 飛び込む, 飛び上がる .名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗急に飛びかかること ▸ make a pounce 飛びかかる .