pounce
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pounce |
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Highland fling, ambush, and jump, attack, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bounce, bound, broad jump, buck, buckjump, cannonball, capriole, cascade, cataract, chute, claws,
clear, clutches, collapse, come down, comedown, crash, crash dive, curvet, debacle, declension, declination, defluxion, demivolt, descend, descending, descension, descent, digits, dip down, dive, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drop, drop down, drop off, dropping, fall, fall down, fall off, fall upon, falling, fangs, fingernails, fingers, flying jump, gainer,
galliard, gelandesprung, go down, go downhill, grand jete, gravitate, gravitation, hands, handspring, header, high jump, hippety-hop, hooks,
hop, hurdle, inclination, jackknife, jaws, jete, jig, jump-hop, jump-off, jump, jump at, jump on, jump over, jump shot, jump turn, lavolta, leap, leap over, leapfrog, long jump, lose altitude, mandibles, maxillae, meathooks, mitts,
morris, mug, nails, negotiate, nippers, nose-dive, nose dive, overjump, overleap, overskip, palm, parachute, parachute jump, pincers, pitch, plop, plummet, plummeting,
plump, plunge, plunk, pole vault, pounce on, pounce upon, pounces, pour down, power dive, precipitate, rain, rapids,
running broad jump, running dive, running high jump, saut de basque, ski jump, skin-dive, skip,
sky-dive, sky dive, sound,
spring, spring upon, start, start aside, start up, stationary
dive, steeplechase, stoop, strike, swan dive, swoop, swoop down, swoop down on, swoop down upon, take a header, take by surprise, talons, teeth, tour jete, trend downward, unguals, ungulae, updive, upleap, upspring, vault, waterfall
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pounce upon |
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ambush, appear unexpectedly, assail, assault, astonish, attack, be unexpected, blitz, bob up, bounce, bound, buck, buckjump, bushwhack, capriole, catch at, catch off-guard, catch unawares, clear, come at, come down on, come from behind, come unawares, come upon, come upon unexpectedly, crack down on, creep up on, curvet, descend on, descend upon,
dive, do the unexpected, drop,
drop in on, fall, fall on, fall upon, fasten upon, flash upon one, gang up on, go at, go
for, harry, have at, hippety-hop,
hit, hit like lightning, hop,
hurdle, jump, jump at,
jump over, land on, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, leap, leap over, leapfrog, light into, mug, negotiate, nose-dive, overjump, overleap, overskip, parachute, pitch, pitch
into, plop, plummet, plump, plunge, plunk, pop up, pounce, pounce on, pound, pull up short, sail into, scramble for, seize on, set on, set upon, ski jump, skin-dive, skip,
sky-dive, snap at, snatch at, sound, spring, spring a surprise, spring upon, start, start aside, start up, steeplechase, stoop, strike, surprise, swoop, swoop down, swoop down on, swoop down upon, take a header, take by surprise, take short,
take the offensive, take unawares, turn up, updive, upleap, upspring, vault,
wade into
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Main entries similar to: pounce
belly flop, bounce, bound, buck, cannonball, capriole, cascade, cataract, chute, clear, collapse, come down, comedown, crash, debacle, declension, declination, defluxion, descend, dive, down, downfall, downgrade, downpour, downturn, downward trend, drop, drop off, fall, fall off, gainer, go down, gravitate, gravitation, header, hop, hurdle, inclination, jackknife, jete, jig, jump, leap,
leapfrog, lunge, negotiate, nose dive, parachute, parachute jump, pitch, plop, plummet, plummeting, plump, plunge, plunk,
pole vault, pounce upon, precipitate, rain, rapids, skip, sky-dive, sound,
spring, start, start up, steeplechase, stoop, swan dive, swoop, vault, waterfall
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