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bounce

/ bounce /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
come back after being refused
"the check bounced"
Opposites:
clear
Type of:
return go back get back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 2
refuse to accept and send back
"bounce a check"
Type of:
refuse reject pass up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
leap suddenly
"He bounced to his feet"
Type of:
jump leap bound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
move up and down repeatedly
Type of:
travel go move
Derived:
bouncing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"
"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Type of:
jump leap bound
Kinds of:
kick back recoil kick skip bound off
Derived:
ricochet carom recoil repercussion rebound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 6
eject from the premises
"The ex-boxer''s job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
Type of:
expel eject chuck out
Derived:
bouncer chucker-out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
hit something so that it bounces
"bounce a ball"
Type of:
hit
Kinds of:
bounce out
Derived:
bounciness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Type of:
recoil repercussion rebound
Derived:
jounce resile take a hop spring bound
noun Sense 9
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Type of:
elasticity snap
Derived:
resile take a hop spring bound rebound
noun Sense 10
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
Type of:
jump jumping
Kinds of:
caper capriole pounce
Derived:
jump leap bound spring resile
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
3
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return go back get back clear refuse reject pass up jump leap bound travel go