bounce

Definition of bounce

Verbs

spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"
Synonyms:
bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
Types:
kick, kick back, recoil
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
bound off, skip
bound off one point after another
carom
rebound after hitting
Type of:
bound, jump, leap, spring
move forward by leaps and bounds
hit something so that it bounces
"bounce a ball"
Types:
bounce out
bounce a ball so that it becomes an out
Type of:
hit
cause to move by striking
move up and down repeatedly
Synonyms:
jounce
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
come back after being refused
"the check bounced"
Antonyms:
clear
be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
Type of:
return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
leap suddenly
"He bounced to his feet"
Type of:
bound, jump, leap, spring
move forward by leaps and bounds
refuse to accept and send back
"bounce a check"
Type of:
decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down
refuse to accept
eject from the premises
"The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
Type of:
boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out
put out or expel from a place

Nouns

the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Synonyms:
bounciness
Type of:
elasticity, snap
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Synonyms:
bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring
Types:
caper, capriole
a playful leap or hop
pounce
the act of pouncing
Type of:
jump, jumping
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Synonyms:
bouncing
Type of:
backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion
a movement back from an impact

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