Pounce and Trap

Pounce

Pounce verb - Move down on as if in an attack.

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Trap and pounce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead a verb "Pounce".

Nearby Words: pounced, pouncing

Trap verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

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Pounce and trap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pounce" instead a verb "Trap".

Nearby Words: trapped, trapping, trapper, trappy

single	single pounce	single trap
final	final pounce	final trap

people	pounce people	trap people
enemies	pounce enemies	trap enemies

Cue the Closed Circle trapping them and keeping help away, once the trap is sprung any of a hundred Dramatic and Horrific developments can pounce on these unwary tourists.

Source: Deadly Road Trip
Specifically, they are: pounce on him and knock him out; punch him to death; hold him up and make him surrender; shoot him; pounce onto him and out the window; knocking him out with his own door trap; render him defenseless by rewiring his gun; and kicking the door off the hinges and onto him.

Source: Video Game / Gunpoint

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