Pounce

To jump suddenly and quickly to catch something, like a cat leaping to catch a toy or a bug.

Examples

• The cat will pounce on the toy mouse when it sees it move.
• My puppy loves to pounce on the grass when we play fetch in the yard.
• When I play tag with my friends, I try to pounce on them to make them it.

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