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bounce
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- pronunciation:
- baUns
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- bounce back
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bounces, bouncing, bounced |
| definition 1: |
to spring back or up following a collision, or to do so several times in succession.
The ball bounced down the stairs.
- synonyms:
- bound, jounce, leapfrog, rebound
- similar words:
- bob, hop, jump, leap, recoil, ricochet, skip, spring, vault
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| definition 2: |
to walk with a springy step.
- synonyms:
- prance, skip
- similar words:
- bob, bound, caper, frisk, gambol, hop, spring, trip
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| definition 3: |
(informal) of a check or draft, to be sent back by a bank because of insufficient funds in the account from which it was drawn.
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| related words: |
bump, dance, glance, jog, romp, skip |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause a collision followed by a rebound.
He bounced the tennis ball against the wall.
- synonyms:
- jounce, rebound
- similar words:
- bob, jump, leapfrog, skip, spring, vault
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| definition 2: |
to write (a check or draft) on insufficient funds.
He is always bouncing checks. |
| definition 3: |
(informal) to throw (someone) out forcefully.
- synonyms:
- eject, expel, kick out
- similar words:
- boot, evict, oust
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| related words: |
blackball, discharge, displace, dispossess, eject, suspend, turn |
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| phrase: |
bounce back |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a rebound or bound.
- synonyms:
- bound, jounce, rebound
- similar words:
- bob, caper, ricochet, skip
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| definition 2: |
a sudden spring or jump.
- synonyms:
- bound, caper, jump, leap, skip, spring
- similar words:
- frisk, gambol, hop, prance, recoil, trip, vault
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| definition 3: |
the ability to bounce.
a ball with no bounce- synonyms:
- spring
- similar words:
- elasticity, give, liveliness, recoil, resilience
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| definition 4: |
liveliness; vitality.
- synonyms:
- energy, liveliness, pep, pizazz, vitality, vivacity, zip
- similar words:
- animation, resilience, spirit, spring, verve, vigor
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| related words: |
bound, buoyancy, dash, life |
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| derivation: |
bounceable (adj.) |
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