verb🔗ShareTo change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle."The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch."physicsactiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly."He bounces nervously on his chair."physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly."He bounced the child on his knee."physicsactionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.""Before submitting my essay, I'm bouncing some ideas off my teacher to get her feedback." "communicationbusinesslanguagemindactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound."She bounced happily into the room."actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move rapidly (between)."The email was bouncing between my inbox and the spam folder, so I had to manually move it. "actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds."We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced."businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account)."He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday."businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo leave."Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce."actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment."The restaurant owner was furious and threatened to start bouncing noisy customers who wouldn't quiet down. "jobbusinessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.sexactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(air combat) To attack unexpectedly."The squadron was bounced north of the town."militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn power off and back on; to reset"See if it helps to bounce the router."technologyelectronicscomputingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered."The girl in the bar told me her address was [email protected], but my mail to that address bounced back to me."technologycomputinginternetcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum."The student pilot bounced several times during his landing."physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(skydiving) To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results."After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. BSBD."actionsporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(sound recording) To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added."Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two."musicsoundtechnologymediaentertainmentelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bully; to scold."My boss was bouncing me about missing the deadline, even though it wasn't my fault. "attitudecharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly."The loud music was bouncing off the walls of the apartment, making it hard to concentrate. "soundactionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo boast; to bluster."He was bouncing about his high test score, even though everyone else did well too. "attitudecharactercommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of something that bounces."The child's joyful bouncing on the trampoline made everyone smile. "physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHealthy; vigorous."a bouncing baby girl"bodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExcessively big; whopping"My grandmother baked a bouncing birthday cake for me; it was so large we needed two tables to hold it! "amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading