English English Dictionary
Result for Bounce
Bounce
(v. i.)
To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
Bounce
(v. i.)
To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
Bounce
(v. i.)
To boast; to talk big; to bluster.
Bounce
(v. t.)
To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
Bounce
(v. t.)
To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
Bounce
(v. t.)
To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
Bounce
(v. t.)
To bully; to scold.
Bounce
(n.)
A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
Bounce
(n.)
A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
Bounce
(n.)
An explosion, or the noise of one.
Bounce
(n.)
Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
Bounce
(n.)
A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
Bounce
(adv.)
With a sudden leap; suddenly.