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Bounce

//baʊns// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards wordnet
  3. 3
    A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the quality of a substance that is able to rebound wordnet
  5. 5
    An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure. Internet, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) wordnet
  2. 7
    A hypothetical event where a collapsing system, such as a universe in the Big Bounce theory, reaches a point of extreme density and then rebounds back into an expanding phase, essentially reversing the contraction due to quantum mechanical effects. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The sack, dismissal. countable, slang, uncountable

    "Someone more clever than I said, "It's not the bounce that counts, it's the bounce back. ""

  4. 9
    A bang, boom. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "I don't value her resentment the bounce of a cracker."

  5. 10
    A drink based on brandy.ᵂ archaic, countable, uncountable

    "A prologue of cherry bounce,—brandy,—preceded the entertainment, which was enlivened by hob-nobs and joyous toasts."

  6. 11
    A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "The bounce burst ope the door."

  7. 12
    Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "And, in fact, the whole story is a bounce of his own. For, in a most abusive letter which he wrote “to a learned person,” (meaning Wallis the mathematician,) he gives quite another account of the matter"

  8. 13
    Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A genre of hip-hop music of New Orleans, characterized by often lewd call-and-response chants. uncountable
  10. 15
    Drugs. slang, uncountable
  11. 16
    Swagger. slang, uncountable
  12. 17
    A good beat in music. slang, uncountable
  13. 18
    A talent for leaping. slang, uncountable

    "Them pro-ballers got bounce!"

  14. 19
    An increase in popularity. countable, informal, uncountable
  15. 20
    An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of two fences close together so that the horse cannot take a full stride between them, nor jump both at once. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    The situation where a horse races poorly after a successful race. countable, slang, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. intransitive

    "The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch."

  2. 2
    hit something so that it bounces wordnet
  3. 3
    To move quickly up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly. intransitive

    "He bounces nervously on his chair."

  4. 4
    eject from the premises wordnet
  5. 5
    To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly. transitive

    "He bounced the child on his knee."

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  1. 6
    spring back; spring away from an impact wordnet
  2. 7
    To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) someone, in order to gain feedback. colloquial, transitive

    "I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range."

  3. 8
    move up and down repeatedly wordnet
  4. 9
    To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound. intransitive

    "She bounced happily into the room."

  5. 10
    leap suddenly wordnet
  6. 11
    To move rapidly (between).

    "“The Queen’s Justice” had some fantastic moments of wit and heart but the structure and pacing didn’t do it any favors. The first section of the episode mostly bounced between Jon Snow’s arrival at Dragonstone and Cersei Lannister burning through her enemies and giving nary a fuck."

  7. 12
    refuse to accept and send back wordnet
  8. 13
    To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds. informal, intransitive

    "We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced."

  9. 14
    come back after being refused wordnet
  10. 15
    To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a cheque/check drawn on one's account). informal, transitive

    "He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday."

  11. 16
    To leave. intransitive, slang

    "Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce."

  12. 17
    To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. US, dated, slang, transitive

    "Nobody took umbrage and bounced me out of the Union for being a pro."

  13. 18
    To have sexual intercourse. intransitive, slang, sometimes
  14. 19
    To attack unexpectedly. transitive

    "The squadron was bounced north of the town."

  15. 20
    To turn power to (a device) off and back on; to reset; to reboot. transitive

    "See if it helps to bounce the router."

  16. 21
    To return undelivered. Internet, ergative

    "What’s your new email address? The old one bounces."

  17. 22
    To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum. intransitive

    "The student pilot bounced several times during his landing."

  18. 23
    To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results. intransitive

    "After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced."

  19. 24
    To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added. transitive

    "Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two."

  20. 25
    To render two or more tracks to computer storage so that they can be played back and re-recorded with further material added.

    "bouncing stems"

  21. 26
    To bully; to scold. archaic, slang

    "Would I had him here again, I would so bounce him, I would so thank his lordship for his lewd plot."

  22. 27
    To boast; to bluster. archaic, slang
  23. 28
    To strike or thump, so as to make a sudden noise upon rebound; to knock loudly. archaic

    "Another bounces as hard as he can knock."

  24. 29
    To race poorly after a successful race. slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bounsen, bunsen (“to beat, thump”), cognate with Scots bunce, bonce (“to bounce”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps imitative, related to bump, or related to Middle English bonchen (“to pound, beat”) and Dutch bonken (“to bump”). Compare Saterland Frisian bumzje (“to pound, bang, bounce”), West Frisian bûnzje (“to throb, bounce, pulsate”), Dutch bonzen (“to thump, knock, throb, bounce”), German Low German bunsen, bumsen (“to beat, bounce”), German bumsen (“to thud, bang, pound”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English bounsen, bunsen (“to beat, thump”), cognate with Scots bunce, bonce (“to bounce”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps imitative, related to bump, or related to Middle English bonchen (“to pound, beat”) and Dutch bonken (“to bump”). Compare Saterland Frisian bumzje (“to pound, bang, bounce”), West Frisian bûnzje (“to throb, bounce, pulsate”), Dutch bonzen (“to thump, knock, throb, bounce”), German Low German bunsen, bumsen (“to beat, bounce”), German bumsen (“to thud, bang, pound”).

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