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   Bounce

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   verb

   • 1. (of an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound (once or repeatedly): "the ball bounced away and he chased it" Similar reboundspring backbobrecoilricochetjouncecaromrare:resile
   • ▪ (of light, sound, or an electronic signal) come into contact with an object or surface and be reflected: "short sound waves bounce off even small objects"
   • ▪ (of an email) be returned to its sender after failing to reach its destination: "I tried to email him, but the message bounced"
   • ▪ recover well after a setback: "he was admired for his ability to bounce back from injury"
   • ▪ hit a ball that bounces before reaching a fielder: "bouncing out with the bases loaded"
   • 2. (of a person) jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy: "bouncing up and down on the mattress" Similar boundleapjumpspringbobhopskiptripgamboldanceprancerompcapercavortfriskfrolicsport
   • ▪ (of a thing) move up and down while remaining essentially in the same position: "the gangplank bounced under his confident step"
   • ▪ cause (a child) to move lightly up and down on one's knee as a game: "I remember how you used to bounce me on your knee"
   • ▪ (of a vehicle) move jerkily along a bumpy surface: "the car bounced down the narrow track"
   • ▪ move in an energetic or happy manner: "Linda bounced in through the open front door" Similar boundleapjumpspringbobhopskiptripgamboldanceprancerompcapercavortfriskfrolicsport
   • 3. (of a check) be returned by a bank when there are insufficient funds to meet it: informal "my rent check bounced"
   • ▪ write (a check) on insufficient funds: informal "I've never bounced a check"
   • 4. eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment. informal
   • ▪ dismiss (someone) from a job: North American "those who put in a dismal performance will be bounced from the tour"

   noun

   • 1. a rebound of a ball or other object: "a bad bounce caused the ball to get away from the second baseman" Similar springinessspringresilienceelasticitygivereboundrecoil
   • ▪ the power of rebounding: "a pitch of low bounce" Similar springinessspringresilienceelasticitygivereboundrecoil
   • 2. an act of jumping or an instance of being moved up and down: "every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact" Similar reboundreflectionricochet
   • ▪ a sudden rise in the level of something: "economists agree that there could be a bounce in prices next year"
   • ▪ exuberant self-confidence: "the bounce was now back in Jenny's step" Similar vitalityvigorenergyvivacitylivelinesslifeanimationsparkleeffervescenceexuberancevervespiritednessspiritenthusiasmdynamismfireardorzealpushdrivecheerfulnesscheerinesshappinessjoybuoyancyoptimismhigh spiritslight-heartednessmerrimentjollityebullienceinformal:goget-up-and-gopepoomphpizzazzzingzipfizzfeistiness
   • ▪ health and body in the hair: "use conditioner to help hair regain its bounce"

   Word Origin Middle Englishbunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’.

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   • Get a quick, free translation! BOUNCE meaning: 1. to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface: 2. to move in an energetic and…. Learn more.

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   What does bounce mean in tennis?

   • There's not much bounce left in these balls. Players complained about the uneven bounce of the tennis court. [uncountable, countable] the energy that a person has All her old bounce was back. There was a bounce to his step. [uncountable] the quality in a person’s hair that shows that it is in good condition and means that it does not lie flat

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   What happens when a ball bounces?

   • When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upward from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it. My father would burst into the kitchen bouncing a tennis ball. ...a falling pebble, bouncing down the eroded cliff.

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   What does it mean if an email is bounced?

   • If an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem. In tennis you have to hit the ball before its second bounce. figurative This shampoo will give your hair bounce (= make it look attractively thick) and shine. His speech to the convention may have given him a bounce.

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   BOUNCE meaning: 1. to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface: 2. to move in an energetic and…. Learn more.

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   4 days ago · 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upward from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it. My father would burst into the kitchen bouncing a tennis ball. ...a falling pebble, bouncing down the eroded cliff. 2. transitive verb/intransitive verb.

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   • bounce around
   • bounce back
   • bounce into
   • bounce off

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   1 bounce /ˈbaʊns/ verb

   bounces; bounced; bouncing

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   [phrasal verb]

   bounce (something) around or bounce around (something) informal

   : to talk about (something, such as an idea) in an informal way in order to get different opinions about it

   •We were bouncing some ideas around for the design of the book's cover.

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   [phrasal verb]

   : to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event

   •She bounced back [=recovered] easily from her surgery.

   •After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games.

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   [phrasal verb] British, informal

   bounce (someone) into (something)

   : to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it

   •The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.

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   [phrasal verb]

   bounce (something) off (someone) informal

   : to talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion

   •I wanted to bounce some ideas off you before the meeting.

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   [count] : the act or action of bouncing off the ground or another surface

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   to hit a surface and then move quickly away, or to make something do this: The ball bounced high into the air. bounce verb (JUMP) to jump up and down several times on a soft surface: The children loved bouncing on the bed. bounce along/around/into, etc. to move somewhere in a happy and energetic way:

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   noun. a bound or rebound: to catch a ball on the first bounce. a sudden spring or leap: In one bounce he was at the door. ability to rebound; resilience: This tennis ball has no more bounce. vitality; energy; liveliness: There is bounce in his step. This soda water has more bounce to it.

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