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- [bouns]
- /baʊns/
- /baʊns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bouns]
- /baʊns/
Definitions of bounce word
- verb bounce When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it. 3
- verb bounce Bounce is also a noun. 3
- uncountable noun bounce The bounce of a sports field is the condition of it, which determines how high a ball will bounce on it. 3
- verb bounce If sound or light bounces off a surface or is bounced off it, it reaches the surface and is reflected back. 3
- verb bounce If something bounces or if something bounces it, it swings or moves up and down. 3
- verb bounce If you bounce on a soft surface, you jump up and down on it repeatedly. 3
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Origin of bounce
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English buncin, bounsen, variant of bunkin, apparently cognate with Dutch bonken to thump, belabor, bonzen to knock, bump
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Parts of speech for Bounce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bounce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bounce usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bounce
verb bounce
- bump — If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
- rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
Antonyms for bounce
verb bounce
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- let in — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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