Bounce Definition
bouns
bounced, bounces, bouncing
verb
bounced, bounces, bouncing
To spring back from a surface after striking it; rebound.
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To bump or thump.
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To move with an up-and-down motion, as from resilience.
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To bound.
Children bouncing into the room.
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To move suddenly; spring; jump.
To bounce out of bed.
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Synonyms:
noun
bounces
A bouncing; rebound.
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A sudden bound or upward movement.
The bike went over the rock with a bounce.
American Heritage
A leap or jump.
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Capacity for bouncing; resilience.
The ball has lost its bounce.
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A temporary increase or rise, as in value or popularity.
A political candidate's post-convention bounce in the polls.
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idiom
bounce back
- to recover strength, good humor, etc. quickly
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the bounce
- dismissal or forcible ejection
to give (or get) the bounce
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Other Word Forms of Bounce
Noun
Singular:
bounce
Plural:
bouncesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bounce
- bounce back
- the bounce
Origin of Bounce
Probably from Middle English bounsen to beat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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