Noun
bounce -
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
bounciness
elasticity ,
snap the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
bounce -
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
bouncing
backlash ,
recoil ,
repercussion ,
rebound an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
bounce -
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
leap ,
leaping ,
spring ,
saltation ,
bound
jumping ,
jump the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
capriole ,
caper (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
Verb
bounce -
spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced" ; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
resile ,
take a hop ,
spring ,
bound ,
rebound ,
recoil ,
reverberate ,
ricochet
bound ,
leap ,
spring ,
jump form the boundary of; be contiguous to
kick back ,
recoil ,
kick spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
bound off ,
skip bound off one point after another
carom make a carom
bounce -
hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
bounce out bounce a ball so that it becomes an out
bounce -
refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"
bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
pass up ,
turn down ,
refuse ,
decline ,
reject fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street"
bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
bounce -
come back after being refused; "the check bounced"
clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
return submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
bounce -
eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
turf out ,
boot out ,
chuck out ,
eject ,
exclude ,
turn out put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
bounce -
move up and down repeatedly
jounce
locomote ,
travel ,
move ,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?" ; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus" ; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect" ; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" ; "news travelled fast"
bounce -
leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"
bound ,
leap ,
spring ,
jump form the boundary of; be contiguous to
