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Yes, pounce is playable

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"Pounce" Definition

noun

A fine powder formerly used to smooth and finish writing paper and soak up ink.
A fine powder, such as pulverized charcoal, dusted over a stencil to transfer a design to an underlying surface.
The act or an instance of pouncing.
The talon or claw of a bird of prey.
The claw of a bird of prey.

verb-intransitive

To attack suddenly: irregular troops who pounced on the convoy at a narrow pass; a colleague who pounced on me because of a mistake in my report.
To seize something swiftly and eagerly: pounce on an opportunity.
To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something: a cat that pounced on a mouse; watched the falcon pounce on the baby rabbit.

verb-transitive

To ornament (metal, for example) by perforating from the back with a pointed implement.
To seize with or as if with talons.
To sprinkle, smooth, or treat with pounce.
To transfer (a stenciled design) with pounce.

verb

To swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talons.
To seize upon and make capital of something (as another's blunder or an opportunity).
To make a sudden assault or approach.
To dust, rub, finish, or stencil with pounce.

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