POUNCE ON / UPON STH

Meaning of POUNCE ON / UPON STH in English

to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it

SYN seize on / upon :

His comments were pounced upon by the press.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
POUNCE — v. ataccar subitmen, sursaltar; n. pulvere de pumice
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
POUNCE — kupog
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POUNCE — I. noun see: punch Date: 15th century the claw of a bird of prey, II. intransitive verb (~d; pouncing) Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POUNCE — I. ˈpau̇n(t)s transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English pounsen, alteration of pounsonen, from Middle French poinçonner to stamp, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
POUNCE — (v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon …
Английский словарь Webster
POUNCE — (v. t.) To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament.
Английский словарь Webster
POUNCE — (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
Английский словарь Webster
POUNCE — (v. t.) To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POUNCE — ( v. t. ) To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POUNCE — pounce 1 — pouncingly , adv. /powns/ , v. , pounced, pouncing , n. v.i. 1. to swoop down suddenly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POUNCE — I. ˈpau̇n(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, punching tool, dagger, talon — more at punch Date: 15th century : the claw …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
POUNCE — vt a punch or stamp. 2. pounce ·vt cloth worked in eyelet holes. 3. pounce ·vt the claw or talon …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
POUNCE — [pounce] n [ME, talon] (15c): the claw of a bird of prey [2]pounce vi pounced ; pounc.ing (1744) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POUNCE — pounce BrE AmE paʊn t s ▷ pounced paʊn t st ▷ pounces ˈpaʊn t s ɪz -əz ▷ pouncing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POUNCE — / paʊns; NAmE / verb [ v ] pounce (on / upon sb/sth) to move suddenly forwards in order to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POUNCE — pounce /paʊns/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: pounce 'claw' (15-19 centuries) , probably from puncheon 'pointed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POUNCE — n. & v. --n. 1 a fine powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper. 2 powdered …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POUNCE — n. & v. n. 1 a fine powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper. 2 powdered …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POUNCE — 1. v. & n. --v.intr. 1. spring or swoop, esp. as in capturing prey. 2 (often foll. by on, upon) …
Oxford English vocab
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POUNCE — ( pounces, pouncing, pounced) 1. If someone pounces on you, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POUNCE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cat pounces on sth (= jumps on something and catches it ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
POUNCE — [verb] [I] - to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of somethingThe cat sat in …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POUNCE — Synonyms and related words : Highland fling, ambush, and jump, attack, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bounce, bound, broad …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POUNCE — verb Pounce is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cat
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
POUNCE — n. 25B6; verb two men pounced on him : JUMP ON, spring, leap, dive, lunge, fall on, set on, attack …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POUNCE — v. 1 Often, pounce on or upon. spring (on or upon), leap (at or on), swoop down (on or upon), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POUNCE — I 1. сущ. 1) коготь (ястреба и т. п.) Syn : claw, talon 2) внезапный прыжок, наскок; атака 2. гл. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POUNCE — _I 1. paʋns n 1. коготь ( хищной птицы ) 2. внезапный налёт, наскок, прыжок to make a pounce - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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