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Pouch vs Pounce - What's the difference?

pouch | pounce |

In lang=en terms the difference between pouch and pounce

is that pouch is to transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch while pounce is to stamp holes in; to perforate.

As nouns the difference between pouch and pounce

is that pouch is a small bag usually closed with a drawstring while pounce is (historical) a type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or pounce can be the claw or talon of a bird of prey.

As verbs the difference between pouch and pounce

is that pouch is to enclose within a pouch while pounce is to sprinkle or rub with pounce powder or pounce can be to leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.

pouch

English

Noun

(es)
  • A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  • A pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.
  • Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch.
  • (slang, dated, derogatory) A protuberant belly; a paunch.
  • A cyst or sac containing fluid.
  • (botany) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse.
  • A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain etc. from shifting.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * bag * pocket * sack

    Verb

  • To enclose within a pouch.
  • To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch.
  • (of fowls and fish) To swallow.
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  • (obsolete) To pout.
    • (Ainsworth)
  • (obsolete) To pocket; to put up with.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
    (Webster 1913)

    pounce

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ponce, from (etyl) pumex.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing.
  • (historical) Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc.

    • Verb

    (pounc)
  • To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
    • to pounce paper, or a pattern

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), probably akin to punch. Possibly from (etyl) ponchonner (compare French ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
    • (Burke)
    (Spenser)
  • A punch or stamp.
  • * Withals
    • a pounce to print money with
  • Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
    • (Homilies)

    Verb

    (pounc)
  • To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
    • ''The kitten pounced at the ball I threw to him
    She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.
  • To attack suddenly by leaping.
    • ''I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.
  • To eagerly seize an opportunity.
    • I pounced on the chance to get promoted.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=March 2 , author=Chris Whyatt , title=Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Irish debutant Conor Henderson - another ball-playing midfielder - probed for a gap through the back-line and the 19-year-old's deflected pass was pounced on by Tomas Rosicky, who sped to the byeline to clip a square ball through the legs of Charlie Daniels across the box. }}
  • To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
  • * Cowper
    • Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • Now pounce him lightly, / And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.
  • To stamp holes in; to perforate.
    • Synonyms
    * (instance of propelling oneself into air): leap, jump, bounce * (instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated place): strike, attack (checktrans-top) * Spanish: (t-check) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)