bounce

Nouns

Verbs

  • (v) spring back; spring away from an impact
    • The rubber ball bounced
    • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
    rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, recoil, spring, bound, reverberate,
  • (v) hit something so that it bounces
    • bounce a ball
  • (v) move up and down repeatedly jounce,
  • (v) come back after being refused
    • the check bounced
  • (v) leap suddenly
    • He bounced to his feet
  • (v) refuse to accept and send back
    • bounce a check
  • (v) eject from the premises
    • The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club

Synonyms

bounciness rebound ricochet take a hop resile recoil spring bound reverberate leap leaping saltation bouncing jounce

Antonyms

clear

Words of close approximity

bouncy
bound
bouncy bounds Bounty
bounce back bounce out bouncer