| VERB | motion | bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | spring back |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | announce ... trounce: 10 rhymes with awns... | |
| Meaning | The quality of a substance that is able to rebound. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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