0 past simple and past participle of pounce
1 to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something:
Critics pounced on the novel for this focus on what was most "curious" and subjective about a physician's practice.
The editing is refreshingly open about ongoing differences of interpretation but might have pounced harder on the considerable amounts of repetition between many of the papers.
Such a lapse is offensive to other employers who have been pounced on severely for defects in their administration of pay-as-you-earn.
The media will have pounced and alarm and despondency will be created along with a great deal of cost.
The third principle is that any technicality is pounced on and used in order to defeat the road haulier.
Had she been here to listen to this discussion she would have pounced on what has been said as being a wonderful opportunity.
It is not surprising that issues, real and imaginary, are pounced upon.
Immediately, the planners pounced and finally ordered him to revert to own produce or close down.
