1. bounce - Noun
2. bounce - Verb
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 dictionarySuccess 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