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  2. noun. plural bounces. 1. : the act or action of bouncing off the ground or another surface : a rebound off a surface. caught the ball on the second bounce. … his liner … to right-center took an odd bounce off the wall. Rob Maaddi.

  3. to move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way: [ I ] The basketball bounced off the rim of the basket. [ T ] She bounced the baby on her knee. [ I ] fig. Tom bounced into the room (= walked in a happy, energetic way).

  4. 1 day ago · Bounce is also a noun . The wheelchair tennis player is allowed two bounces of the ball. The bounce of a sports field is the condition of it, which determines how high a ball will bounce on it. If sound or light bounces off a surface or is bounced off it, it reaches the surface and is reflected back.

  5. verb. hit something so that it bounces. “ bounce a ball” see more. verb. move up and down repeatedly. synonyms: jounce. see more. verb. leap suddenly. “He bounced to his feet” see more. noun. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) synonyms: bouncing. see more. noun. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound. synonyms: bounciness.

  6. to move along in a lively manner, repeatedly striking the surface below and rebounding: The box bounced down the stairs. 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.

  7. Definition of bounce noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Mar 20, 2024 · 1 English. 1.1 Etymology. 1.2 Pronunciation. 1.3 Verb. 1.3.1 Derived terms. 1.3.2 Translations. 1.4 Noun. 1.4.1 Derived terms. 1.4.2 Translations. English [ edit] English Wikipedia has an article on: bounce. Wikipedia. Etymology [ edit] From Middle English bunsen (“to beat, thump”), perhaps imitative.

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