bounce
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(verb) hit something so that it bounces, as of a ball |
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Related Words: bounce out, hit |
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(verb) eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" |
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Related Words: boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, expel, kick out, throw out, turf out, turn out |
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(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced" |
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Synonyms: bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring, take a hop |
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Related Words: bound, bound off, carom, glance, jump, kick, kick back, leap, recoil, skip, spring |
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(verb) move up and down repeatedly |
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Synonyms: jounce |
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Related Words: go, locomote, move, travel |
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(verb) leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" |
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Related Words: bound, jump, leap, spring |
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(verb) refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check" |
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Related Words: decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down |
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| 7. |
(verb) come back after being refused; "the check bounced" |
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Related Words: come back, get back, go back, return |
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Antonyms: clear |
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(noun) the quality of a substance that is able to rebound |
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Synonyms: bounciness |
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Related Words: elasticity |
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(noun) rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) |
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Synonyms: bouncing |
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Related Words: backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion |
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(noun) a light springing movement upwards or forwards |
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Synonyms: bound, leap, leaping, spring |
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Related Words: jump, jumping, pounce |
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