bounce
bowns
- n the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
- n a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- n rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
- v spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced - v hit something so that it bounces
bounce a ball - v move up and down repeatedly
- v come back after being refused
the check bounced - v leap suddenly
He bounced to his feet - v refuse to accept and send back
bounce a check - v eject from the premises
The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club
- Well, it's official, even if it isn't all that significant: Barack Obama's poll ratings bounced moderately after his convention speech.
- The ball is super because it has more bounce to the ounce than any other in history.
- The final lateral took a miraculous bounce into the hands of Riley Curry, who ran 34 yards for the score.