[ UK /bˈa‍ʊns/ ]
[ US /ˈbaʊns/ ]
NOUN
  1. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
  2. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
  3. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
VERB
  1. spring back; spring away from an impact
    The rubber ball bounced
    These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
  2. come back after being refused
    the check bounced
  3. hit something so that it bounces
    bounce a ball
  4. eject from the premises
    The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club
  5. move up and down repeatedly
  6. refuse to accept and send back
    bounce a check
  7. leap suddenly
    He bounced to his feet
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How To Use bounce In A Sentence

  • Three hours packed with a quick-fire century, a couple of bouncers, two-thirds of a hat-trick, a dropped catch, several bowled wickets and innumerable fours and sixers.
  • And it is not clear that he will be sailing into the summer convention with a great deal of brag and bounce.
  • High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
  • I would expect the government to fight a lawsuit trying to prevent something like this, just as I would expect a leg to bounce up when its patellar reflex is hit with a tendon hammer. Matt Kane: The Obama Administration's Desire to Keep Citizens in the Dark is Inexcusable
  • They play mini-bouncers, cupids, schoolkids.
  • However, on first down our big fella fumbles the ball and it bounces right into the hands of one of the players on the other team.
  • I hope this cheque doesn't bounce.
  • The programme first of all explains how a Bouncer works on fitness in general and in rehabilitation plus other problems such as arthritis.
  • Roger is the furriest one, Peter is the skinniest, the Ox is the burliest, and Moonie has the most energy: he bounces in between the other three, never settling down or staying still. Going Mutant
  • But the ball caromed off a tree and bounced back into a bunker, leaving a shot at the green.
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