Bounce - English meaning

Bounce – definitions in English dictionary

verb
(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
Usage examples:
The ball bounced away and he chased it
Synonims:
Rebound Spring back Bob Recoil Ricochet Jounce Carom Resile
verb
Jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy.
Usage examples:
Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress
verb
(of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it.
Usage examples:
A further two cheques of £160 also bounced
verb
Eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
Usage examples:
The bouncer very roughly bounced him out of the saloon.
verb
Pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli.
Usage examples:
The government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble

noun
A rebound of a ball or other object.
Usage examples:
The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce
noun
An act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily.
Usage examples:
Every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact
Synonims:
Rebound Reflection Ricochet

verb
To move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way
Usage examples:
[ i ] the basketball bounced off the rim of the basket., [ t ] she bounced the baby on her knee., […

verb
If a cheque bounces, or a bank bounces it, the bank refuses to pay it because there is not enough money in the account
Usage examples:
The bank immediately froze the account and bounced outstanding cheques., payments of $1 million wer…

Bounce translation into English

Bounce: translate from English into Chinese

弹跳, 跳, 乱跳, 蹦, 跳跃, 跃, 绷, 蓦, 骤, 蹿条

Bounce: translate from English into Dutch

Stuiteren, Veerkracht, Springen, Opspringen, Terugkaatsen, Bonzen, Opsnijden, Opsnijen, Snoeven, Terugstoot

Bounce: translate from English into French

Rebondir, Rebond, Faire rebondir, Bond, Sauter, Bondir, Refuser, Animation, Enthousiasme, Vivacité, Vider, Se lever très vite, Coup fort, Flanquer à la porte

Bounce: translate from English into German

Prallen, Hüpfen, Springen, Sprungkraft, Aufprall, Schwung, Federn, Aufspringen, Platzen, Elastizität, Wackeln, Herumhüpfen, Schaukeln, Hochspringen, Hüpfer, Rausschmeißen

Bounce: translate from English into Hindi

उछलना, उछाल, कूद, छलांग, फलांग, डींग, कूदना, अपनी बढाई करना, डींग मारना, शेख़ी, शेख़ी मारना, बॉउंस, घुस पड़ना

Bounce: translate from English into Italian

Rimbalzo, Rimbalzare, Far rimbalzare, Balzo, Slancio, Licenziare, Raggirare, Buttare fuori

Bounce: translate from English into Korean

되튐, 활기, 해고, 튀다, 허풍 치다, 튀게 하다, 내쫓다, 크게 꾸짖다, 급히 움직이다, 부도가 되어 되돌아오다, 을러대어 ...하게 하다, 부추기어 ...하게 하다, 통신위성으로 중계하다

Bounce: translate from English into Russian

Подпрыгивать, Отскок, Отскакивать, Прыжок, Упругость, Скачок, Козлить, Прыжок самолета при посадке, Внезапный удар, Глухой удар, Хвастовство, Преувеличения, Увольнение, Энергия, Живость, Подпрыгивать при посадке, Хвастать, Запугиванием заставить, Обманом заставить, Увольнять, Вдруг, Внезапно и шумно

Bounce: translate from English into Spanish

Bote, Rebotar, Botar, Salto, Vitalidad, Brincar, Fanfarronería, Hacer botar, Alardear, Ser rechazado

Word origin

Middle English bunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’.

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Bounce – similar words

bounced

verb
(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
Usage examples:
The ball bounced away and he chased it

noun
A rebound of a ball or other object.
Usage examples:
The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

noun
An act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily.
Usage examples:
Every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact

Bounced - all meanings in English

Bounce synonims

bob

verb
Make a quick, short movement up and down.
Usage examples:
I could see his head bobbing about

noun
A quick, short movement up and down.
Usage examples:
She could only manage a slight bob of her head

verb
Cut (someone's hair) in a bob.
Usage examples:
She'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted

Bob - all meanings in English

carom

noun
A cannon in billiards or pool.
Usage examples:
He mastered the caroms, and was called the ‘reading rifle’ because of his great arm.’

verb
Make a carom; strike and rebound.
Usage examples:
But the ball caromed off a tree and bounced back into a bunker, leaving a shot at the green.

Carom - all meanings in English

jounce

verb
Jolt or bounce.
Usage examples:
The car jounced wildly

Jounce - all meanings in English

rebound

verb
Bounce back through the air after hitting something hard.
Usage examples:
His shot hammered into the post and rebounded across the goal

noun
(in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface.
Usage examples:
He blasted the rebound into the net

verb
Past and past participle of rebind.

Rebound - all meanings in English

recoil

verb
Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
Usage examples:
He recoiled in horror

noun
The action of recoiling.
Usage examples:
His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle

verb
To make a sudden movement away from something esp. because of fear or disgust
Usage examples:
Fig. sun-worshipers might recoil in horror at the chilling winds and rough seas, but we loved the p…

Recoil - all meanings in English

reflection

noun
The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.
Usage examples:
The reflection of light

noun
Something that shows, expresses, or is a sign of something
Usage examples:
Their finely decorated home is a reflection of their good taste., the team’s losses of late seem to…

Reflection - all meanings in English

resile

verb
Abandon a position or a course of action.
Usage examples:
Can he resile from the agreement?

verb
To stop doing or supporting something or change a decision you made previously
Usage examples:
He has resiled from both of these commitments.

Resile - all meanings in English

ricochet

verb
(of a bullet or other projectile) rebound off a surface.
Usage examples:
A bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall

noun
A shot or hit that rebounds off a surface.
Usage examples:
She was hit by a ricochet in the leg

verb
(of a ball, bullet, or other small object) to bounce off a surface
Usage examples:
The ball ricocheted off the goalie’s foot and into the net., carey bent a free kick that took three…

Ricochet - all meanings in English

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