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