| pounce | vt 1. strike with repeated heavy blows, a. (using fist) menumbuk, menghentam: the prisoner ~ed the wall with anger and frustration, banduan itu menumbuk-numbuk dinding dgn marah dan kecewa; b. (using gunfire etc) membedil: the artillery ~ed the enemy position, pasukan meriam membedil kawasan musuh; 2. break up into small pieces, pulverise, menghancurkan; (by hand using pestle etc) menumbuk: the rocks were ~ed to provide material for roads, batu-batu itu dihancurkan utk dijadikan bahan utk pembinaan jalan; she ~ed grain in her wooden mortar, dia menumbuk bijirin di dlm lesung kayunya; 3. use (piano, typewriter, etc) energetically and noisily, mengetuk(-ngetuk) [sst] dgn kasar: she ~ed the typewriter furiously, dengan geramnya, dia mengetuk-ngetuk mesin taip itu dgn kasar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |