Bounce

Verb

 * 1)  To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
 * The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
 * 1)  To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
 * He bounces nervously on his chair.
 * 1)  To cause to move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
 * He bounced the kid on his knee.
 * 1)  To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
 * We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.
 * 1)  To fail to cover have sufficient funds for (a draft presented against one's account).
 * He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.
 * 1)  To leave.
 * Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.
 * 1)  To have sexual intercourse.
 * 2)  To attack unexpectedly.
 * The squadron was bounced north of the town.
 * 1)  To turn power off and back on; to reset
 * See if it helps to bounce the router.
 * 1)  To return undelivered.
 * 2)  To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.
 * The student pilot bounced sevral times during his landing.

Synonyms

 * bounce back, rebound
 * bob

Derived terms

 * bounce back
 * bounceback
 * bouncedown


 * bouncer
 * bouncing
 * bouncy

Noun

 * 1) A change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
 * 2) A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
 * 3) An email return with any error.
 * 4) The sack, licensing
 * 5) A bang, boom
 * 6) A genre of New Orleans music.
 * 7)  Drugs.
 * 8)  Swagger.
 * 9)  A 'good' beat.
 * 10)  A talent for leaping.
 * Them pro-ballers got bounce!

Synonyms

 * rebound
 * bob, bobbing, bouncing (repeated)
 * ups, mad ups

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