BOUNCE

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce

(noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

bounce, bounciness

(noun) the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

bounce, bouncing

(noun) rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce

(verb) hit something so that it bounces; “bounce a ball”

bounce

(verb) eject from the premises; “The ex-boxer’s job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club”

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact; “The rubber ball bounced”; “These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide”

bounce, jounce

(verb) move up and down repeatedly

bounce

(verb) leap suddenly; “He bounced to his feet”

bounce

(verb) refuse to accept and send back; “bounce a check”

bounce

(verb) come back after being refused; “the check bounced”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

bounce (third-person singular simple present bounces, present participle bouncing, simple past and past participle bounced)

(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

(intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.

(transitive, colloquial) To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.

(intransitive) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.

To move rapidly (between).

(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

(transitive, informal) To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account).

(intransitive, slang) To leave.

(US, slang, dated) To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

(intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular English) (sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.

(transitive, air combat) To attack unexpectedly.

(intransitive, electronics) To turn power off and back on; to reset

(intransitive, Internet, of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.

(intransitive, aviation) To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.

(intransitive, skydiving) To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.

(transitive, sound recording) To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.

(slang, dated) To bully; to scold.

(archaic) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.

(archaic) To boast; to bluster.

Synonyms

• (change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle): bounce back, rebound

• (move quickly up and down): bob

• (have sexual intercourse): bang, do it, have sex; see also copulate

Noun

bounce (countable and uncountable, plural bounces)

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

An email return with any error.

The sack, licensing.

A bang, boom.

A drink based on brandy^W.

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

Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.

Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish.

A genre of New Orleans music.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) Drugs.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) Swagger.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) A 'good' beat.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) A talent for leaping.

Synonyms

• (change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle): rebound

• (movement up and down): bob, bobbing (repeated), bouncing (repeated)

• (talent for leaping): ups, mad ups

Source: Wiktionary

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Bounce, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing.] Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).

Bounce, adv.

Definition: With a sudden leap; suddenly. This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. Bickerstaff.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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