bounce¹ /bowns/

1. To jump or spring suddenly
2. To spring up or back like a ball
3. To burst (into or out of a room, etc)
4. (of a cheque) to come back to the payee unredeemed because of lack of funds in the drawer's account
5. (of an email message) to be returned to the sender without reaching the intended recipient
6. To boast, to exaggerate

1. To cause to rebound
2. (of a bank) to return (a cheque) to the payee unredeemed
3. To turn out, eject, dismiss
4. To hustle, force
5. To reprimand, bring to book (slang)
6. To beat (obsolete)

1. A thud
2. A leap or spring
3. Springiness
4. Resilience, vitality
5. An improvement after a period of decline (informal)
6. Boasting, a bold lie
7. Dismissal (US inf)

Expressing sudden or bouncing movement or (formerly) the noise of a gun

bouncˈer noun

1. A person or thing that bounces
2. A cheque that bounces (informal)
3. A short-pitched fast delivery bowled so as to bounce and rise sharply off the ground (cricket)
4. A person employed to eject undesirable people from a club, dance hall, etc, or to prevent them from entering (informal)
5. Something big
6. A bully
7. A liar

bounˈcily adverb

bounˈciness noun

bouncˈing adjective

1. Large and heavy
2. Energetic
3. Hearty

bouncˈy adjective

1. Prone to bouncing or full of bounce
2. Lively, cocky
3. Vigorous, resilient

bouncy castle noun

An inflatable piece of play equipment consisting of a base and sides in the shape of a castle, for children to jump around in

bounce back

To recover quickly and easily

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