Pounce
noun
- 1.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការសង្គ្រប់លើ
verb — past tense: pounded ; past participle: pounded ; present participle: pouncing ;
- 1.
- សង្គ្រប់លើ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- 2.
- A punch or stamp.
- 3.
- A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.
- 4.
- Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc.
verb — past tense: pounded ; past participle: pounded ; present participle: pouncing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.