Pounce vs Plunge - What's the difference?
pounce | plunge |
(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.
To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
A punch or stamp.
* Withals
Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
To attack suddenly by leaping.
To eagerly seize an opportunity.
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To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
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To stamp holes in; to perforate.
the act of plunging or submerging
a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water)
(figuratively) the act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse
(slang) heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation
(obsolete) an immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty
(label) To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse.
To cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action.
To baptize by immersion.
(label) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge one's self.
To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
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(label) To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
* (Joseph Hall) (1574-1656)
To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations.
To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).
* (Thomas Browne) (1605-1682)
To overwhelm, overpower.
As nouns the difference between pounce and plunge
is that 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 while plunge is the act of plunging or submerging.As verbs the difference between pounce and plunge
is that pounce is to sprinkle or rub with pounce powder or pounce can be to leap into the air intending to seize someone or something while plunge is (label) to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse.pounce
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ponce, from (etyl) pumex.Noun
(-)Verb
(pounc)- to pounce paper, or a pattern
Etymology 2
From (etyl), probably akin to punch. Possibly from (etyl) ponchonner (compare French ).Noun
(en noun)- (Burke)
- (Spenser)
- a pounce to print money with
- (Homilies)
Verb
(pounc)- ''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.
- ''I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.
- I pounced on the chance to get promoted.
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- Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.
- Now pounce him lightly, / And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.
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)plunge
English
Noun
(en noun)- to take the water with a plunge
- plunge in the sea
Verb
(plung)- some wild colt, which flings and plunges
- Plunged and gravelled with three lines of Seneca.
