Dictionary entry details
• BOUNCE (noun)
Meaning:
The quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
bounce; bounciness
Hypernyms ("bounce" is a kind of...):
elasticity; snap (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed)
Meaning:
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
leap; leaping; bounce; bound; spring; saltation
Hypernyms ("bounce" is a kind of...):
jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bounce"):
caper; capriole (a playful leap or hop)
pounce (the act of pouncing)
Meaning:
Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
bouncing; bounce
Hypernyms ("bounce" is a kind of...):
backlash; rebound; recoil; repercussion (a movement back from an impact)
• BOUNCE (verb)
Meaning:
Spring back; spring away from an impact
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
rebound; take a hop; bounce; ricochet; resile; recoil; spring; bound; reverberate
Context examples:
The rubber ball bounced / These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Hypernyms (to "bounce" is one way to...):
bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bounce"):
kick; kick back; recoil (spring back, as from a forceful thrust)
bound off; skip (bound off one point after another)
carom; glance (rebound after hitting)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Hit something so that it bounces
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
bounce a ball
Hypernyms (to "bounce" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bounce"):
bounce out (bounce a ball so that it becomes an out)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The children bounce the ball
Meaning:
Move up and down repeatedly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
jounce; bounce
Hypernyms (to "bounce" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
The balls bounce
These balls bounce easily
Meaning:
Come back after being refused
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
the check bounced
Hypernyms (to "bounce" is one way to...):
come back; get back; go back; return (come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
The checks bounce
Antonym:
clear (be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts)
Meaning:
Leap suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
He bounced to his feet
Hypernyms (to "bounce" is one way to...):
bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Refuse to accept and send back
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
bounce a check
Hypernyms (to "bounce" is one way to...):
decline; pass up; refuse; reject; turn down (refuse to accept)
Cause:
bounce (come back after being refused)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The banks bounce the check
Meaning:
Eject from the premises
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club
Hypernyms (to "bounce" is one way to...):
boot out; chuck out; eject; exclude; expel; kick out; throw out; turf out; turn out (put out or expel from a place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
