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bounce
I. \ˈbau̇n(t) s\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English bounsen, probably of imitative origin
transitive verb
1. obsolete : beat, belabor
2.
a. : to cause to rebound
< bounce a ball off a wall >
: cause to be reflected
< bounce a light ray off a reflector >
b. : to throw about : handle violently
3. chiefly Britain
a. : to bluff or bully with big talk
b. : scold, browbeat
4.
a. : to discharge from a post or employ especially peremptorily and unceremoniously
< the old mess sergeant had been bounced on recommendation of the mess officer — H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker >
b. : to expel or eject especially precipitately from a room or place or from membership or participation
< if the college would only bounce him for something that wasn't too much his fault — Theodore Morrison >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to make a loud sudden noise : bang or knock loudly
2. : to strike and rebound
< bouncing from rock to rock >
< the ball will hardly bounce at all >
< the car bounced all over the road >
3. : to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly or vigorously — usually used with back
4.
a. of a check : to be returned by a bank as no good (as because of lack of funds)
b. : recoil, boomerang
< a tendency, which could bounce uncomfortably back on them, to come out and boldly blame the press for everything — Mollie Panter-Downes >
5.
a. : to leap or spring suddenly, violently, or noisily : bound
< bounced into the room >
< bouncing on his seat with ecstasy >
b. : to walk with springing steps
6. chiefly Britain : to talk big : bluster, swagger, boast
Synonyms: see dismiss
II. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : a heavy sudden often noisy blow or thump; also : the sound of an explosion : bang
2. : a sudden leap or bound : a rebound especially of a ball
3. : bluster, brag, swagger : an impudent lie or boast
4. : liveliness, resilience, verve
< full of bounce and enthusiasm >
5. slang : a peremptory discharge or expulsion
< he got the bounce >
6. : a pronounced beat characterizing a style of playing jazz usually in a medium or moderate tempo
III. transitive verb
1. : to write (a check) on an account having insufficient funds
2. : to present (as an idea) to another person in order to elicit helpful suggestions or to gain approval — usually used with off |