| pounce | vi 1. a. (of animal) make sudden attack by leaping, menerkam: we saw the leopard about to ~, kami nampak harimau bintang itu sedang hendak menerkam;b. (of birds) made sudden attack by swooping, menyambar: the vulture screeched before pouncing, burung nasar itu berkeriau sebelum menyambar mangsanya; 2. surprise and catch, menyerkap; (of the press) menyambar: the police are on the alert, ready to ~, polis sedang berjaga-jaga, sedia utk menyerkap; the press will always ~ when they get wind of a good story, pihak akhbar akan sentiasa menyambar berita yg baik apabila mereka mendengarnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |