bounce

Speech parts

1. bounce - Noun

2. bounce - Verb

Meaning

To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.

To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.

To boast; to talk big; to bluster.

To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.

To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.

To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

To bully; to scold.

A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.

A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.

An explosion, or the noise of one.

Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.

A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).

With a sudden leap; suddenly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ricochet jounce spring bound leap rebound jump vault recoil skip bouncing reverberate leaping bounce back resile
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Antonyms

clear shepherd concord whist certain allow
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Hypernyms

return move turn-out hit travel spring

Hyponyms

caper kick recoil skip carom pounce

Phrases with the word

on the bounce bounce ball centre bounce no bounce bounce landing bunny bounce

Derivatives

bounced bouncing

Examples

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George S. Patton

A secret needs two faces to bounce between; a secret needs to see itself in another pair of eyes. Stephen King

When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi. Larry Wall

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George S. Patton

How is prompted, it will bounce back. Russian Proverb

The harder you fall, the higher you bounce. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Bouma Bouman boun bounce around bounce back bounce ball