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verb (used without object)
1.
to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall.
2.
to strike the ground or other surface, and rebound: The ball bounced once before he caught it.
3.
to move or walk in a lively, exuberant, or energetic manner: She bounced into the room.
4.
to move along in a lively manner, repeatedly striking the surface below and rebounding: The box bounced down the stairs.
5.
to move about or enter or leave noisily or angrily (followed by around, about, out, out of, into, etc.): He bounced out of the room in a huff.
6.
(of a check or the like) to fail to be honored by the bank against which it was drawn, due to lack of sufficient funds.
verb (used with object)
7.
to cause to bound and rebound: to bounce a ball; to bounce a child on one's knee; to bounce a signal off a satellite.
8.
to refuse payment on (a check) because of insufficient funds: The bank bounced my rent check.
9.
to give (a bad check) as payment: That's the first time anyone bounced a check on me.
10.
Slang. to eject, expel, or dismiss summarily or forcibly.
noun
11.
a bound or rebound: to catch a ball on the first bounce.
12.
a sudden spring or leap: In one bounce he was at the door.
13.
ability to rebound; resilience: This tennis ball has no more bounce.
14.
vitality; energy; liveliness: There is bounce in his step. This soda water has more bounce to it.
15.
the fluctuation in magnitude of target echoes on a radarscope.
adverb
Verb phrases 17.
with a bounce; suddenly.
18.
bounce back, to recover quickly: After losing the first game of the double-header, the team bounced back to win the second.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English buncin, bounsen, variant of bunkin, apparently cognate with Dutch bonken to thump, belabor, bonzen to knock, bump
1175–1225; Middle English buncin, bounsen, variant of bunkin, apparently cognate with Dutch bonken to thump, belabor, bonzen to knock, bump
Related forms
bounce·a·ble, adjective
bounce·a·bly, adverb
Synonyms
14. animation, vivacity, life, spirit, pep, vigor, zip.
14. animation, vivacity, life, spirit, pep, vigor, zip.
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World English Dictionary
bounce (baʊns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) (of an elastic object, such as a ball) to rebound from an impact |
| 2. | (tr) to cause (such an object) to hit a solid surface and spring back |
| 3. | to rebound or cause to rebound repeatedly |
| 4. | to move or cause to move suddenly, excitedly, or violently; spring: she bounced up from her chair |
| 5. | slang (of a bank) to send (a cheque) back or (of a cheque) to be sent back unredeemed because of lack of funds in the drawer's account |
| 6. | (of an internet service provider) to send (an email message) back or (of an email message) to be sent back to the sender, for example because the recipient's email account is full |
| 7. | slang (tr) to force (a person) to leave (a place or job); throw out; eject |
| 8. | (Brit) (tr) to hustle (a person) into believing or doing something |
| —n | |
| 9. | the action of rebounding from an impact |
| 10. | a leap; jump; bound |
| 11. | the quality of being able to rebound; springiness |
| 12. | informal vitality; vigour; resilience |
| 13. | (Brit) swagger or impudence |
| 14. | informal a temporary increase or rise |
| 15. | Australian rules football the bounce the start of play at the beginning of each quarter or after a goal |
| 16. | informal (US) get the bounce, give the bounce to dismiss or be dismissed from a job |
| 17. | informal on the bounce in succession; one after the other: they have lost nine games on the bounce |
| [C13: probably of imitative origin; compare Low German bunsen to beat, Dutch bonken to thump] | |
| bounce back | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr, adverb) to recover one's health, good spirits, confidence, etc, easily after a setback |
| —n | |
| 2. | a recovery following a setback |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bounce
early 13c., bounsen "to thump, hit," perhaps from Du. bonzen "to beat, thump," or Low Ger. bunsen, or onomatopoeic; sense probably influenced by bound (v.). Sense of "to bounce like a ball" is from 1510s; the rubber check sense is from 1927. Bouncing "vigorous, big" is from 1570s.
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Slang Dictionary
bounce definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
bounce back
Recover quickly, as in She had pneumonia, but she bounced back in less than a week. This expression is a metaphor for the rebound of a ball or some elastic material.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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