Word Meaning

bounce definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for bounce

- kick back
- Move as a ball
- Rebound
- Recoil, ... back
- Recover, ... back
- Spring back
- Spring up again like a dud cheque
- Springiness