| bounce | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. bounce, bounciness | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound. |
| ~ elasticity, snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed.; "the waistband had lost its snap" |
| n. (act) | 2. bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. |
| ~ jumping, jump | the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground.; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" |
| ~ capriole, caper | a playful leap or hop. |
| ~ pounce | the act of pouncing. |
| n. (event) | 3. bounce, bouncing | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts). |
| ~ backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion | a movement back from an impact. |
| v. (motion) | 4. bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop | spring back; spring away from an impact.; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" |
| ~ kick back, recoil, kick | spring back, as from a forceful thrust.; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" |
| ~ bound off, skip | bound off one point after another. |
| ~ carom | rebound after hitting.; "The car caromed off several lampposts" |
| ~ bound, jump, leap, spring | move forward by leaps and bounds.; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" |
| v. (contact) | 5. bounce | hit something so that it bounces.; "bounce a ball" |
| ~ bounce out | bounce a ball so that it becomes an out. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (motion) | 6. bounce, jounce | move up and down repeatedly. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (possession) | 7. bounce | come back after being refused.; "the check bounced" |
| ~ return | go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" |
| ~ bounce | refuse to accept and send back.; "bounce a check" |
| v. (motion) | 8. bounce | leap suddenly.; "He bounced to his feet" |
| ~ bound, jump, leap, spring | move forward by leaps and bounds.; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" |
| v. (possession) | 9. bounce | refuse to accept and send back.; "bounce a check" |
| ~ pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject | refuse to accept.; "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
| ~ bounce | come back after being refused.; "the check bounced" |
| ~ bounce | come back after being refused.; "the check bounced" |
| v. (contact) | 10. bounce | eject from the premises.; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" |
| ~ eject, turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out | put out or expel from a place.; "The unruly student was excluded from the game" |
| rebound | | |
| n. (event) | 1. backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion | a movement back from an impact. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ bouncing, bounce | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts). |
| ~ resiliency, resilience | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back. |
| ~ carom, ricochet | a glancing rebound. |
| n. (act) | 2. rebound | a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration.; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death" |
| ~ response, reaction | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent.; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" |
| n. (act) | 3. rebound | the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. |
| ~ snap, grab, snatch, catch | the act of catching an object with the hands.; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" |
| ~ basketball, basketball game, hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop. |
| v. (change) | 4. rally, rebound | return to a former condition.; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" |
| ~ recuperate, go back, recover | regain a former condition after a financial loss.; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" |
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