bounce

bounce · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To spring back after hitting a surface.

  2. 2.

    To move up and down repeatedly.

  3. 3.

    (of a check) To be returned by a bank as having insufficient funds.

  4. 4.

    (informal) To eject someone from a place.

  5. 5.

    To recover quickly from a setback.

  6. 6.

    An act of springing back; a rebound.

  7. 7.

    Liveliness; energy.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bounce back — to recover quickly
  • •
    bounce off — to discuss ideas with someone
  • •
    bounce around — to move from place to place; to consider various options
  • •
    on the bounce — (British) in succession

Related words

See also: bounced, bouncing, rebound
Synonyms: bound, rebound, spring

Etymology

From Middle English "bunsen" (to beat, thump), possibly of imitative origin or from Low German "bunsen" (to beat).