bounce

nouns

the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

bounce, bounciness

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring

rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce, bouncing

is derived from

bouncy

verbs

spring back; spring away from an impact

"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop

hit something so that it bounces

"bounce a ball"

bounce

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move by striking

"hit a ball"

hit

move up and down repeatedly

bounce, jounce

come back after being refused

"the check bounced"

bounce

antonym

clear

verb group

refuse to accept and send back

"bounce a check"

bounce

is a type of (narrower)

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

"return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"

return

leap suddenly

"He bounced to his feet"

bounce

is a type of (narrower)

move forward by leaps and bounds

"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

bound, jump, leap, spring

refuse to accept and send back

"bounce a check"

bounce

verb group

come back after being refused

"the check bounced"

bounce

is a type of (narrower)

refuse to accept

"He refused my offer of hospitality"

decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down

causes

come back after being refused

"the check bounced"

bounce

eject from the premises

"The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

bounce

is derived from

bouncer

is a type of (narrower)

put out or expel from a place

"The unruly student was excluded from the game"

boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out