Bounce

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  • intransitive verb. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  • intransitive verb. To move jerkily; bump.
  • intransitive verb. To bound.
  • intransitive verb. To be sent back by a bank as valueless.
  • intransitive verb. To be sent back by a mail server as undeliverable.
  • intransitive verb. To hit a ground ball to an infielder.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to strike an object or a surface and rebound.
  • intransitive verb. To present or propose for comment or approval. Often used with off:
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To expel by force.
  • intransitive verb. To dismiss from employment. synonym: dismiss.
  • intransitive verb. To write (a check) on an overdrawn bank account.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A rebound, as of a ball from the ground.
  • noun. A sudden bound or upward movement.
  • noun. The capacity to rebound; spring.
  • noun. A sudden increase.
  • noun. Cheerfulness or liveliness.
  • noun. Expulsion; dismissal.
  • noun. Loud, arrogant speech; bluster.
  • phrasal verb. To recover quickly, as from a setback.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A sudden spring or leap.
  • noun. A bound or rebound: as, you must strike the ball on the bounce.
  • noun. A heavy blow, thrust, or thump.
  • noun. A loud heavy sound, as of an explosion; a sudden crack or noise.
  • noun. A boast; a piece of brag or bluster; boastful language; exaggeration.
  • noun. A bold or impudent lie; a downright falsehood; a bouncer.
  • noun. Expulsion; discharge; dismissal.
  • noun. [Perhaps of diff. origin.] A local English name of the dogfish or shark, Scylliorhinus catulus.
  • With a bounce; suddenly.
  • To beat; thump; knock; bang.
  • To cause to bound or spring: as, to bounce a ball.
  • To eject or turn out without ceremony; expel vigorously; hence, to dismiss or discharge summarily, as from one's employment or post.
  • To beat hard or thump, so as to make a sudden noise.
  • To spring or leap against anything, so as to rebound; beat or thump by a spring; spring up with a rebound.
  • To leap or spring; come or go unceremoniously.
  • To boast or bluster; exaggerate; lie.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
  • transitive verb. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
  • transitive verb. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
  • transitive verb. To bully; to scold.
  • noun. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
  • noun. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
  • noun. An explosion, or the noise of one.
  • noun. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
  • noun. A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
  • intransitive verb. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
  • intransitive verb. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
  • intransitive verb. To boast; to talk big; to bluster.
  • adverb. With a sudden leap; suddenly.
  • Word Usage
    "So, I think by stressing those, you have what we call a bounce or a pillar failure in there, and that is known to show up on seismographs."
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