VERB | motion | bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | spring back |
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contact | bounce | hit something so that it bounces | |
motion | bounce, jounce | move up and down repeatedly | |
possession | bounce | come back after being refused | |
motion | bounce | leap suddenly | |
possession | bounce | refuse to accept and send back | |
contact | bounce | eject from the premises | |
NOUN | attribute | bounce, bounciness | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound |
act | bounce, leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound | a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | |
event | bounce, bouncing | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) |
Sounds | baw'ns | |
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Rhymes | announce ... trounce: 10 rhymes with awns... |
Meaning | The quality of a substance that is able to rebound. | |
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Synonym | bounciness | |
Broader | elasticity, snap | The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
Spanish | capacidad de recuperación, vitalidad | |
Catalan | capacitat de recuperació, vitalitat | |
Verbs | bounce | hit something so that it bounces |
bounce | spring back |
Meaning | A light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. | |
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Synonyms | leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound | |
Narrower | caper, capriole | A playful leap or hop |
pounce | The act of pouncing | |
Broader | jump, jumping | The act of jumping |
Spanish | brinco, salto | |
Catalan | bot, salt |
Meaning | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts). | |
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Synonym | bouncing | |
Broader | recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash | A movement back from an impact |
Spanish | rebote | |
Adjectives | bouncy | elastic |
Verbs | bounce | spring back |
bounce | move up and down repeatedly |
Meaning | spring back; spring away from an impact. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The rubber ball bounced" | |
Synonyms | resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | |
Narrower | carom | rebound after hitting |
kick back, recoil, kick | spring back, as from a forceful thrust | |
skip, bound off | bound off one point after another | |
Broader | jump, leap, bound, spring | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
Spanish | rebotar | |
Catalan | rebotar, rebotre | |
Nouns | bounce | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound |
bounce | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) |
Meaning | hit something so that it bounces. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | The children bounce the ball | |
Example | "bounce a ball" | |
Narrower | bounce out | bounce a ball so that it becomes an out |
Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
Spanish | botar, rebotar | |
Catalan | botar, rebotar | |
Nouns | bounce | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound |
Meaning | Move up and down repeatedly. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Model | The balls bounce; These balls bounce easily | |
Synonym | jounce | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Spanish | botar, rebotar, sacudir, saltar | |
Catalan | botar, rebotar, saltar | |
Nouns | bounce | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) |
Meaning | Come back after being refused. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Model | The checks bounce | |
Example | "the check bounced" | |
Caused by | bounce | refuse to accept and send back |
Broader | return | Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before |
Opposite | clear | Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts |
Similar to | bounce | refuse to accept and send back |
Spanish | rebotar | |
Catalan | rebotar |
Meaning | leap suddenly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "He bounced to his feet" | |
Broader | jump, leap, bound, spring | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
Spanish | abalanzarse, botar, rebotar | |
Catalan | abalançar-se, botar, llançar-se, precipitar-se, rebotar, saltar |
Meaning | refuse to accept and send back. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | The banks bounce the check | |
Example | "bounce a check" | |
Cause to | bounce | Come back after being refused |
Broader | refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline | Refuse to accept |
Similar to | bounce | Come back after being refused |
Spanish | restituir, retornar | |
Catalan | restituir, retornar |
Meaning | Eject from the premises. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" | |
Broader | eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out | put out or expel from a place |
Nouns | bouncer | a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting |
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