English noun: bounce | |||
1. | bounce (attribute) the quality of a substance that is able to rebound | ||
Synonyms | bounciness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | elasticity, snap | ||
2. | bounce (act) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | ||
Synonyms | bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jump, jumping | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | caper, capriole, pounce | ||
3. | bounce (event) rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) | ||
Synonyms | bouncing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion | ||
English verb: bounce | |||
1. | bounce (motion) spring back; spring away from an impact | ||
Samples | The rubber ball bounced. These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide. | ||
Synonyms | bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bound, jump, leap, spring | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bound off, carom, kick, kick back, recoil, skip | ||
2. | bounce (contact) hit something so that it bounces | ||
Samples | Bounce a ball. | ||
Examples | The children bounce the ball | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bounce out | ||
3. | bounce (motion) move up and down repeatedly | ||
Examples | The balls bounce , These balls bounce easily | ||
Synonyms | jounce | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
4. | bounce (possession) come back after being refused | ||
Samples | The check bounced. | ||
Examples | The checks bounce | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
Verb group | bounce | ||
Antonyms | clear | ||
5. | bounce (motion) leap suddenly | ||
Samples | He bounced to his feet. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bound, jump, leap, spring | ||
6. | bounce (possession) refuse to accept and send back | ||
Samples | Bounce a check. | ||
Examples | The banks bounce the check | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down | ||
Cause | bounce | ||
Verb group | bounce | ||
7. | bounce (contact) eject from the premises | ||
Samples | The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out | ||