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bounce

/baʊns/noun, verb1 syllable

Bounce means: spring back; spring away from an impact.

Synonyms for bounce29

noun, as in a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound

noun, as in the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

bounciness

noun, as in rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bouncing

verb, as in spring back; spring away from an impact

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

verb, as in move up and down repeatedly

jounce

also used for bounce

bounce back, bob, bang, do it, have sex, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, bobbing, houndfish, morgay

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Opposites of bounce

clear

What does bounce mean?10

verb

1

spring back; spring away from an impact“The rubber ball bounced”

2

move up and down repeatedly

3

hit something so that it bounces“bounce a ball”

4

come back after being refused“the check bounced”

5

leap suddenly“He bounced to his feet”

6

refuse to accept and send back“bounce a check”

7

eject from the premises“The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club”

noun

1

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

2

the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

3

rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bounce?6

one syllable

ouncepounce

two syllables

announcepronouncedenouncerenounce
Show 40 near rhymes
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Bounce in a sentence

  • Yo, we'd better bounce, because the po-po be all up in here.espamatics
  • The last dart he threw, bounced off the board.russell359
  • She bounced up and down on the bed, full of energy.Amastan
  • I bounced on the bed, feeling like a kid again.Amastan
  • You've got a real bounce to your flank.Ooneykcall
  • See how high you can make the ball bounce.CM
  • Carlos's parents rented a bounce house for the party.Amastan
  • Can the economy bounce back after the crisis?Igider

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bounce

as a noun

plural
bounces

as a verb

past tense
bounced
present participle
bouncing
third-person singular
bounces
past participle
bounced