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Bounce

Bounce Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bounce? [n] a light springing movement upwards or forwards [n] the quality of a substance that is able to rebound [n] rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) [v] hit something so that it bounces, as of a ball [v] eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" [v] spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [v] move up and down repeatedly [v] leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" [v] refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check" [v] come back after being refused; "the check bounced" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bounce: bounciness \| bouncing \| bound \| bound \| jounce \| leap \| leaping \| rebound \| recoil \| resile \| reverberate \| ricochet \| saltation \| spring \| spring \| take a hop Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bounce: adaptability \| airiness \| AM signal \| and jump \| animation \| ax \| backfire \| backlash \| backlashing 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bounce \| bounce out \| bound off \| carom \| chuck out \| come back \| decline \| eject \| elasticity \| exclude \| expel \| get back \| glance \| go \| go back \| hit \| jump \| jump \| jumping \| kick \| kick back \| kick out \| leap \| locomote \| move \| pass up \| pounce \| rebound \| recoil \| refuse \| reject \| repercussion \| return \| skip \| throw out \| travel \| turf out \| turn down \| turn out Bounce In Webster's Dictionary \Bounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bouncing}.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly. Another bounces as hard as he can knock. --Swift. Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. --Dryden. 2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room. Out bounced the mastiff. --Swift. Bounced off his arm+chair. --Thackeray. 3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.] \Bounce\, v. t. 1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. --Swift. 2. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss. 3. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.] 4. To bully; to scold. [Collog.] --J. Fletcher. \Bounce\, n. 1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound. 2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. The bounce burst open the door. --Dryden. 3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.] 4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. --Johnson. De Quincey.? 5. (Zo["o]l.) A dogfish of Europe ({Scyllium catulus}). \Bounce\, adv. With a sudden leap; suddenly. This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. --Bickerstaff.

Bounce Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bounce?

[n] a light springing movement upwards or forwards
[n] the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
[n] rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
[v] hit something so that it bounces, as of a ball
[v] eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
[v] spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
[v] move up and down repeatedly
[v] leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"
[v] refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"
[v] come back after being refused; "the check bounced"

Bounce In Webster's Dictionary

\Bounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bounced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bouncing}.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce,
bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative
origin.]
1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden
   noise; a knock loudly.

         Another bounces as hard as he can knock. --Swift.

         Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart.
                                               --Dryden.

2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound;
   as, she bounced into the room.

         Out bounced the mastiff.              --Swift.

         Bounced off his arm+chair.            --Thackeray.

3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]


\Bounce\, v. t.
1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump;
   to thump. --Swift.

2. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.

3. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge
   unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.]

4. To bully; to scold. [Collog.] --J. Fletcher.


\Bounce\, n.
1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.

2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.

         The bounce burst open the door.       --Dryden.

3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]

4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious
   exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. --Johnson. De
   Quincey.?

5. (Zo["o]l.) A dogfish of Europe ({Scyllium catulus}).


\Bounce\, adv.
With a sudden leap; suddenly.

      This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me.
                                               --Bickerstaff.

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