ALL meanings of bounce
bounce
B b - 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
- verb bounce If you bounce a child on your knee, you lift him or her up and down quickly and repeatedly for fun. 3
- verb bounce If someone bounces somewhere, they move there in an energetic way, because they are feeling happy. 3
- verb bounce If you bounce your ideas off someone, you tell them to that person, in order to find out what they think about them. 3
- verb bounce If someone bounces you into doing something you do not really want to do, they make you do it, usually by starting a process which cannot easily be stopped. 3
- verb bounce If a cheque bounces or if a bank bounces it, the bank refuses to accept it and pay out the money, because the person who wrote it does not have enough money in their account. 3
- verb bounce If an e-mail or other electronic message bounces, it is returned to the person who sent it because the address was wrong or because of a problem with one of the computers involved in sending it. 3
- verb bounce (of an elastic object, such as a ball) to rebound from an impact 3
- verb bounce to cause (such an object) to hit a solid surface and spring back 3
- verb bounce to rebound or cause to rebound repeatedly 3
- verb bounce to move or cause to move suddenly, excitedly, or violently; spring 3
- verb bounce (of a bank) to send (a cheque) back or (of a cheque) to be sent back unredeemed because of lack of funds in the drawer's account 3
- verb bounce (of an internet service provider) to send (an email message) back or (of an email message) to be sent back to the sender, for example because the recipient's email account is full 3
- verb bounce to force (a person) to leave (a place or job); throw out; eject 3
- verb bounce to hustle (a person) into believing or doing something 3
- noun bounce the action of rebounding from an impact 3
- noun bounce a leap; jump; bound 3
- noun bounce the quality of being able to rebound; springiness 3
- noun bounce vitality; vigour; resilience 3
- noun bounce swagger or impudence 3
- noun bounce a temporary increase or rise 3
- verb transitive bounce to bump or thump 3
- verb transitive bounce to cause to hit against a surface so as to spring back 3
- verb transitive bounce to put (an undesirable person) out by force 3
- verb transitive bounce to discharge from employment 3
- intransitive verb bounce to spring back from a surface after striking it; rebound 3
- intransitive verb bounce to move suddenly; spring; jump 3
- intransitive verb bounce to be returned to the payee by a bank as a worthless check, because of insufficient funds in the drawer's account 3
- noun bounce a bouncing; rebound 3
- noun bounce a leap or jump 3
- noun bounce capacity for bouncing 3
- noun bounce impudence; bluster 3
- noun bounce energy, zest, etc. 3
- noun bounce the ability to regain one's spirit or optimism 3
- verb without object bounce to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall. 1
- verb without object bounce to strike the ground or other surface, and rebound: The ball bounced once before he caught it. 1
- verb without object bounce to move or walk in a lively, exuberant, or energetic manner: She bounced into the room. 1
- verb without object bounce to move along in a lively manner, repeatedly striking the surface below and rebounding: The box bounced down the stairs. 1
- verb without object bounce to move about or enter or leave noisily or angrily (followed by around, about, out, out of, into, etc.): He bounced out of the room in a huff. 1
- verb without object bounce (of a check or the like) to fail to be honored by the bank against which it was drawn, due to lack of sufficient funds. 1
- verb with object bounce to cause to bound and rebound: to bounce a ball; to bounce a child on one's knee; to bounce a signal off a satellite. 1
- verb with object bounce to refuse payment on (a check) because of insufficient funds: The bank bounced my rent check. 1
- verb with object bounce to give (a bad check) as payment: That's the first time anyone bounced a check on me. 1
- verb with object bounce Slang. to eject, expel, or dismiss summarily or forcibly. 1
- noun bounce a bound or rebound: to catch a ball on the first bounce. 1