bounce

Pronunciation

• enPR: bouns, IPA ^(key): /baʊns/
• SAMPA: /baUns/

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Verb

Plain form bounce

Third-person singular bounces

Past tense bounced

Past participle bounced

Present participle bouncing

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1. To bounce is to change the direction of motion after hitting an object.

   The tennis ball bounced off the wall.

2. To bounce is to make something move quickly up and down, or down and up.

   He bounced the child on his knee.

3. To bounce a check, is to be refused by a bank.

Synonyms

• rebound
• bob

Noun

Singular bounce

Plural bounces

1. A bounce is a change of direction of motion, often after hitting an object.

   The poor bird made a big bounce off my car when we hit each other.

2. A bounce can also mean movement that is up and down, up and down (repeated).