Bounce
[baʊns]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of a substance that is able to rebound.
(noun.) rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts).
(verb.) hit something so that it bounces; 'bounce a ball'.
(verb.) eject from the premises; 'The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club'.
(verb.) spring back; spring away from an impact; 'The rubber ball bounced'; 'These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide'.
(verb.) move up and down repeatedly.
(verb.) leap suddenly; 'He bounced to his feet'.
(verb.) refuse to accept and send back; 'bounce a check'.
(verb.) come back after being refused; 'the check bounced'.
Typist: Steven--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
(v. i.) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
(v. i.) To boast; to talk big; to bluster.
(v. t.) To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
(v. t.) To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
(v. t.) To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
(v. t.) To bully; to scold.
(n.) A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
(n.) A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
(n.) An explosion, or the noise of one.
(n.) Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
(n.) A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
(adv.) With a sudden leap; suddenly.
Typed by Gwendolyn
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Knock, thump, sudden blow.[2]. Bound, leap, jump, spring.[3]. [Colloquial.] Boast, vaunt, brag.[4]. [Colloquial.] Falsehood, lie, WHOPPER, bouncer.
v. n. [1]. Bolt, leap or spring suddenly.[2]. Rebound, recoil.[3]. Knock, thump, beat.
v. a. Thrust, drive against.
Inputed by Heinrich
Definition
v.i. to jump or spring suddenly: to bound like a ball to throw one's self about: (obs.) to beat: to burst into or out of a room &c.: to boast to exaggerate.—n. a heavy sudden blow: a leap or spring: a boast: a bold lie.—adv. and interj. expressing sudden movement.—n. Bounc′er one who bounces: something big: a bully: a liar.—adj. Bounc′ing large and heavy: lusty: swaggering.
Inputed by Cathleen
Examples
- She doesn't bounce, but moves quietly, and takes care of a certain little person in a motherly way which delights me. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Certain it is that I cannot bounce over them as you do. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Not more than six or eight will probably come, so I shall hire a beach wagon and borrow Mr. Laurence's cherry-bounce. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The Irrepressible, with a bounce in the bed, and a remark that it wasn't time to get up yet, relapsed into unconsciousness, if she had come out of it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He rather stared at first, as if he wasn't used to having girls bounce into his shop and ask him to buy their hair. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The horses are splendid, and the men, especially the grooms, ride well, but the women are stiff, and bounce, which isn't according to our rules. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I'll wrap you up and don't bounce your head around. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- In less than half an hour after Colonel Berkeley's arrival in bounced Lord Deerhurst, in an agony of tears! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- When we came to Pumblechook's, my sister bounced in and left us. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I was just stretching my legs, when out bounced another woman on me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In a few minutes Jo bounced in, laid herself on the sofa, and affected to read. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She released the book when he had not properly got it, and it tumbled against the side of the boat and bounced into the water. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- As it was, I only bounced upon my chair. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- By Gad, sir, she's the finest lady I ever met in my life, bounced out the Major. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- That can't be Polly Talboys, that bouncing girl standing by her mother at the cottage there. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She was bouncing away, when a cry from the two women, who had turned towards the bed, caused her to look round. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- By the side of many tall and bouncing young ladies in the establishment, Rebecca Sharp looked like a child. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As Mary came bouncing along, and Amelia caught sight of her, she started up from her bench. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- So was Flo, and we kept bouncing from one side to the other, trying to see everything while we were whisking along at the rate of sixty miles an hour. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He brought me some chops, and vegetables, and took the covers off in such a bouncing manner that I was afraid I must have given him some offence. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- George said, bouncing up. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Every child who bounces a ball makes use of this law, but he uses it unconsciously. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Typed by Allan