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    bounce
    [bouns]
    verb
    bounce (verb) · bounces (third person present) · bounced (past tense) · bounced (past participle) · bouncing (present participle)
    1. (of an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound (once or repeatedly):
      "the ball bounced away and he chased it" · "he was bouncing the ball against the wall" · "the ball bounced off the rim"
      • (of light, sound, or an electronic signal) come into contact with an object or surface and be reflected:
        "short sound waves bounce off even small objects"
      • (of an email) be returned to its sender after failing to reach its destination:
        "I tried to email him, but the message bounced"
      • (bounce back)
        recover well after a setback:
        "he was admired for his ability to bounce back from injury"
        Similar:
        make a comeback
        take a turn for the better
        be on the mend
        be on the road to recovery
        perk up
        brighten up
        become livelier
        take heart
        be heartened
        liven up
        take on a new lease of life
      • baseball
        hit a ball that bounces before reaching a fielder:
        "bouncing out with the bases loaded" · "bounced a grounder to third"
    2. (of a person) jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy:
      "bouncing up and down on the mattress"
    3. informal
      (of a check) be returned by a bank when there are insufficient funds to meet it:
      "my rent check bounced"
      • informal
        write (a check) on insufficient funds:
        "I've never bounced a check"
    4. informal
      eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
      Opposite:
    noun
    bounce (noun) · bounces (plural noun)
    1. an act of jumping or an instance of being moved up and down:
      "every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact" · "a bounce on your knee or a cuddle and pat on the back"
    Origin
    Middle English bunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’.
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