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Noun
S:
(n)
bounce
,
bounciness
(the quality of a substance that is able to rebound)
S:
(n)
leap
,
leaping
,
spring
,
saltation
,
bound
,
bounce
(a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)
S:
(n)
bounce
,
bouncing
(rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts))
Verb
S:
(v)
bounce
,
resile
,
take a hop
,
spring
,
bound
,
rebound
,
recoil
,
reverberate
,
ricochet
(spring back; spring away from an impact)
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
S:
(v)
bounce
(hit something so that it bounces)
"bounce a ball"
S:
(v)
bounce
,
jounce
(move up and down repeatedly)
S:
(v)
bounce
(come back after being refused)
"the check bounced"
S:
(v)
bounce
(leap suddenly)
"He bounced to his feet"
S:
(v)
bounce
(refuse to accept and send back)
"bounce a check"
S:
(v)
bounce
(eject from the premises)
"The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"