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Bounce
baʊn(t)s
- (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it
"the ball bounced away and he chased it"
- (of light, sound, or an electronic signal) come into contact with an object or surface and be reflected back
"short sound waves bounce off even small objects"
- (of an email) be returned to its sender after failing to reach its destination
"I tried to email him, but the message bounced"
- recover well after a setback or problem
"the savings rate has already started to bounce back and is sure to rise further"
- come into sudden forceful contact with; collide with
"people cross the road as slowly as possible, as if daring the cars to bounce them"
- jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy
"Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress"
- move up and down repeatedly
"the gangplank bounced under his confident step"
- cause (a child) to move lightly up and down on one's knee as a game
"I remember how you used to bounce me on your knee"
- (of a vehicle) move jerkily along a bumpy surface
"the car bounced down the narrow track"
- move in a particular direction in an energetic, happy, or enthusiastic manner
"Linda bounced in through the open front door"
- (of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it
"a further two cheques of £160 also bounced"
- (of a bank) return a cheque to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it
"the bank bounced the cheque"
- eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment
- dismiss (someone) from a job
"those who put in a dismal performance will be bounced from the tour"
- pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli
"the government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble"
- a rebound of a ball or other object
"the wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce"
- the ability of a surface to make a ball rebound in a specified way
"a pitch of low bounce"
- a collision
- an act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily
"every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact"
- a sudden rise in the level of something
"economists agree that there could be a bounce in prices next year"
- exuberant self-confidence
"the bounce was now back in Jenny's step"
- health and body in a person's hair
"use conditioner to help hair regain its bounce"