bounceverb
uk/baʊns/us/baʊns/bounce verb (JUMP)
B1 [ I or T ] to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface:
B2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to move in an energetic and enthusiastic manner:
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- He wasn't even trying to score - the ball just bounced off the jammy beggar's head into the goal.
- He thought the ball had bounced on the line, but the umpire said it was out.
- Martha threw back the covers and bounced out of bed.
- He bounced into the office, full of the joys of spring.
- One of the boys stood there, bouncing a basketball.
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Energetic and lively
- a spring in your step idiom
- alive
- barnstorming
- be alive and well/kicking idiom
- be as fresh as a daisy idiom
- frisky
- frolicsome
- fury
- go-getter
- high-spirited
- indefatigable
- lively
- maniac
- playful
- refreshing
- sprightly
- spry
- supercharged
- tear into sth
- throw yourself into sth
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bounce verb (NOT PAY)
[ I or T ] informal to (cause a cheque to) not be paid or accepted by a bank because there is no money in the account:
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Borrowing & lending
- be in the hole idiom
- borrow
- call it quits idiom
- call sth in
- credit
- credit risk
- debenture
- fire sale
- gearing
- leverage
- leveraged buyout
- liability
- liquidate
- national debt
- overpay
- pay
- put sth up
- slate
- term
- tick
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bounce verb (EMAIL)
C2 [ I or T ] If an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem.
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- chill room
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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Phrasal verb(s)
bouncenoun
uk/baʊns/us/baʊns/bounce noun (MOVEMENT)
[ C or U ] the act of bouncing, or the quality that makes something able to bounce:
bounce noun (RISE)
[ C usually singular ] an improvement or change to a higher level, for example in how popular a politician or party is:
More examples
- "I think we are getting close to a bounce in the market," Paulsen added.
- Typically, the economy gets a bit of a bounce coming out of a recession.
- In early December, polls showed a bounce for the candidate.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming better
- alive
- by/in leaps and bounds idiom
- come alive idiom
- come along
- consolidate
- move
- move on to bigger/better things idiom
- on the up (and up) idiom
- perk
- perk up
- pick
- rally
- shape
- straighten
- straighten up
- turn over a new leaf idiom
- turn sth around
- turn sth round
- warm
- warm up
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