bounce
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bounce (third-person singular simple present bounces, present participle bouncing, simple past and past participle bounced)
- (intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
- The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
- (intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
- He bounces nervously on his chair.
- 2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, BBC Sport:
- The Black Cats contributed to their own downfall for the only goal when Titus Bramble, making his first appearance since Boxing Day, and Michael Turner, let Phil Jones' cross bounce across the six-yard box as Rooney tucked in at the back post.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
- He bounced the kid on his knee.
- (intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
- We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.
- (transitive, informal) To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account).
- He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave.
- Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.
- (intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular) (sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, air combat) To attack unexpectedly.
- The squadron was bounced north of the town.
- (intransitive, electronics) To turn power off and back on; to reset
- See if it helps to bounce the router.
- (intransitive, Internet, of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.
- What’s your new email address – the old one bounces.
- The girl in the bar told me her address is
thirsty@example.com, but my mail to that address bounced back to me.
- (intransitive, aviation) To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.
- The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.
Synonyms[edit]
- (change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle): bounce back, rebound
- (move quickly up and down): bob
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle
to move quickly up and down
of a cheque/check: to be refused
to fail to cover (a draft)
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to cause to move quickly up and down
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Noun[edit]
bounce (plural bounces)
- A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
- 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, BBC Sport:
- Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.
- 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, BBC Sport:
- A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
- An email return with any error.
- The sack, licensing
- A bang, boom
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- I don't value her resentment the bounce of a cracker.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- A genre of New Orleans music.
- (slang, African American Vernacular) Drugs.
- (slang, African American Vernacular) Swagger.
- (slang, African American Vernacular) A 'good' beat.
- (slang, African American Vernacular) A talent for leaping.
- Them pro-ballers got bounce!
Synonyms[edit]
- (change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle): rebound
- (movement up and down): bob, bobbing (repeated), bouncing (repeated)
- (talent for leaping): ups, mad ups
Translations[edit]
change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle
movement up and down
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