ADV
high
The rubber ball bounced high off the pavement and rolled into the street.
back, off
The ball bounced back across the court after hitting the wall.
PREP
against, down, into, off, on, towards
The basketball bounced against the wall and rolled across the gym floor.
verb
To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
To move quickly up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
He bounces nervously on his chair.
The Black Cats contributed to their own downfall for the only goal when Titus Bramble, making his first appearance since Boxing Day, and Michael Turner, let Phil Jones' cross bounce across the six-yard box as Rooney tucked in at the back post.
To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
He bounced the child on his knee.
The children were bouncing a ball against a wall.
To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) someone, in order to gain feedback.
I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.
To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
She bounced happily into the room.
Out bounced the mastiff.
noun
A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.
A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure.
A hypothetical event where a collapsing system, such as a universe in the Big Bounce theory, reaches a point of extreme density and then rebounds back into an expanding phase, essentially reversing the contraction due to quantum mechanical
The sack, dismissal.
Someone more clever than I said, "It's not the bounce that counts, it's the bounce back. "
Customers said I was a hoot; management gave me the bounce.
noun — the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
noun — rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
verb — move up and down repeatedly
A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.
Now, if you look at the chart of a stock that has suffered a collapse, you will see that at the bottom of each drop there is a small uptick, a rise in the price. This uptick, repre
To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage.
We thought he'd die from the crash, but he bounced back to normal after 10 days in hospital.
consecutively, in succession
A tough openeing to our Kettering Area Division 4 season, with going out of the cup in the first round, and three straight losses on the bounce.
To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.
Near-synonyms: bounce around, jump around, jump about
To test (ideas) on someone.
I have a plan to bounce off you.
The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
WiktionaryHe bounces nervously on his chair.
WiktionaryThe Black Cats contributed to their own downfall for the only goal when Titus Bramble, making his first appearance since Boxing Day, and Michael Turner, let Phil Jones' cross bounce across the six-yar
WiktionaryKrohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs afte
WiktionarySomeone more clever than I said, "It's not the bounce that counts, it's the bounce back. "
WiktionaryCustomers said I was a hoot; management gave me the bounce.
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, bounce is marked as slang, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.