1. Move down on as if in an attack
   "The raptor pounced down on its prey";
   - swoop

1. The act of pouncing
   "The cat's sudden pounce startled the unsuspecting mouse"

Derived forms: pouncing, pounces, pounced

Type of: bounce, bound, come down, descend, go down, leap, leaping, saltation, spring

Encyclopedia: Pounce