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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
bounce
I.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a ball bounces
▪ In tennis, the ball must only bounce once.
a bullet bounces/ricochets off sth (=hits something and moves away from it again)
▪ The bullet ricocheted off a wall.
a cheque bounces (=is not paid by a bank because there is not enough money in the account)
▪ The cheque bounced because my account was overdrawn.
bounce a ball
▪ He was in the yard bouncing a ball against the wall.
fire/bounce ideas off one another (=discuss each other’s ideas and think of good new ones)
▪ Our regular meetings are opportunities to fire ideas off each other.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
▪ General Shafter corrected, and the three officers, bouncing about as they tried to peer down through the clouds, laughed.
along
▪ Experienced workers lead the kids through sand, water play, and bounce along!
▪ The Chris-Craft bounced along nicely: an expensive wheel-steered vessel, trim and fast.
▪ Billy's short legs kept getting tangled in the heather, so he bounced along like a kangaroo through the springy tufts.
▪ Socialism and fun were here colliding, whereas conservatism and fun seem to bounce along happily in the YCs.
▪ She hacked at the ball, which bounced along the snooker table and rolled into a pocket.
▪ It bounces along wonderfully, with Caine obviously having a whale of a time, and is ideal kiddies' Christmas fare.
▪ It bounced along above the pushchair, flashing gold, red and silver in the sunshine.
▪ Dexter bounced along behind Blanche with renewed energy.
around
▪ I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes.
▪ As the numbers bounced around, Sen.
▪ The various lessons involve showing large and colourful letters on the screen, sometimes the float and bounce around.
▪ The 49ers have bounced around in their training camp locations.
▪ She was bouncing around in a tent-like dress, patterned in psychedelic swirls of purple and brown.
▪ Some wild wine ideas are bouncing around right now.
▪ No-one bounces around my school without my permission.
▪ He says the Dow is bouncing around 8, 000, headed eventually to 10, 000.
back
▪ When the laser reaches the pale stone surface the light emitted is bounced back instead of absorbed and the process ceases.
▪ The case bounced back and forth between a federal district judge and a court of appeals three times.
▪ But with 6 minutes to go, United bounced back.
▪ Now the Lakers just need Ceballos to bounce back.
▪ The radar waves bounce back off the cars that approach, and are registered by the receiving apparatus.
▪ In 1990 it lost 3. 1 percent but in 1991 it bounced back with a return of 30. 77 percent.
▪ Their 1987 balance sheets took a hit because of defaults, but have bounced back nicely in 1988.
▪ Then, as the yen weakened again to 104. 2 in mid-September, the Nikkei bounced back to 18474. 38.
down
▪ He dropped it, and it bounced down the stairs.
▪ But to Boro's frustration, the ball hit the crossbar, bounced down and was cleared.
off
▪ The first bullet bounced off his skull, leaving the 38-year-old father of two virtually unscathed.
▪ From them he receives counsel and bounces off ideas.
▪ He bounced off the side, then rolled into a ditch.
▪ He says it loudly enough to bounce off Maryellen and reach Allen.
▪ If none of the light bounced off the electron into the microscope there would be nothing to see.
▪ Before I could grasp what was happening, I had bounced off the wall and was crumpling on to the floor in pain.
▪ Ian Durrant told me that later that the ball had bounced off a sprinkler head.
▪ He found places where the waves bounced off the boundary and then returned to the surface near a large bank of seismographs.
over
▪ It swerved wildly towards the wall, bounced over the pavement and came to a stop four feet from the concrete wall.
▪ Now imagine your house is on wheels, bouncing over several hundred miles of road a day.
▪ Squigs bounce over intervening troops and scenery and land where indicated.
up
▪ The Feldwebel bounced up and down on his seat with laughter as he had done in the car at Amsterdam.
▪ We sat bouncing up and down in our seats for the excitement.
▪ You then bounce up and down until you stop.
▪ Then he flexed his knees and bounced up and down.
▪ The leaves of the giant rubber plants bounce up and down.
▪ Few of us bounce up and down in glee at the prospect of paying taxes.
▪ Linda skipped up, Ella bounced up.
▪ So he played gently enough not to make the hammers of Stein's pianos bounce up and hit the strings again.
■ NOUN
ball
▪ The ball bounced their way, but sometimes it didn't quite go far enough.
▪ The unhappy ball does not bounce.
▪ Yes, Ezra is a tennis ball, does bounce on, off, along, over everything.
▪ She feels like a Ping-Pong ball, bouncing between her boss and a woman she considers her friend.
▪ Television replays confirmed that the ball bounced behind the line.
▪ Without warning the ball bounces faster.
▪ Ian Durrant told me that later that the ball had bounced off a sprinkler head.
▪ Striking the ball was a total physical pleasure, and the ball flew, bounced, and rolled some 220 yards.
idea
▪ You can bounce ideas off them and benefit from their expertise, as they have often been self-employed themselves.
▪ From them he receives counsel and bounces off ideas.
▪ He bounced ideas off colleagues everywhere he went, and they were greeted with enthusiasm.
▪ We spend an awful lot of time together bouncing ideas, talking about the right thing to do.
▪ They can bounce ideas off one another and provide a mutual critique or one another's work.
▪ We were always getting together and bouncing ideas around about improving products and offering customers more value.
▪ Is there some one I can bounce ideas off?
▪ We could bounce ideas off each other and share problems.
wall
▪ The sound ricocheted around the hall, bouncing from the marble walls, piercing his throbbing head.
▪ Before I could grasp what was happening, I had bounced off the wall and was crumpling on to the floor in pain.
▪ The car bounced off the wall and came toward me.
▪ The sound swelled, bounced from wall to wall, was projected down at her from the roof.
▪ Hrun landed rolling, bounced off a wall and came up on his feet.
▪ She was only too glad to have even this talk bouncing against walls that had become a tomb.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Doherty's case has bounced him from court to court.
▪ Grosso talks rapidly, bouncing from one thought to the next.
▪ I was in a sea plane with 10 others, bouncing in the air currents.
▪ If the check bounces, the bank charges a fee of $18.
▪ She tried to mail him several times but the message always bounced.
▪ That June, he bounced the other two leaders and named himself President.
▪ Two boys stood on the corner bouncing basketballs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Daks are known to bounce back, but this one looks beyond recall.
▪ First I thought that a bullet had hit me on the helmet and somehow bounced off.
▪ Socialism and fun were here colliding, whereas conservatism and fun seem to bounce along happily in the YCs.
▪ The ball couldn't have bounced better for Steve White, who took aim and and hit the target with some style.
▪ The Nikkei 225-stock index has spent most of the past two years bouncing between 14000 and 20000.
▪ Unfortunately, when you write, your thoughts bounce around the page in a similar fashion.
▪ We sat bouncing up and down in our seats for the excitement.
▪ We were encouraged to bounce links off each other.
II.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
get
▪ Abraham got the bounce of the ball and made the most of it with a cracking shot.
▪ You get a bounce as the week progresses.
▪ If you get a soft bounce with your 4 you're going to have a very difficult chip.
▪ I always felt aggressive, I always had a great deal of self-control, I always felt I would get good bounces.
▪ Perot deservedly got no popularity bounce from his nomination, as both Dole and Clinton did after their conventions.
▪ They commonly get a stock price bounce after announcing layoffs.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I caught the ball on the first bounce.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Chang felt that the surface, which offered an unusually high bounce for an indoor court, suited a baseliner like himself.
▪ Lee hacked on and collected a favourable bounce to dot down at the posts.
▪ Perot deservedly got no popularity bounce from his nomination, as both Dole and Clinton did after their conventions.
▪ The ball glanced on a bounce off the foot of a spectator and back down toward the fairway.
▪ This type of groove should be played very tight, smack on the beat at all times, but with a little bounce.
▪ You get a bounce as the week progresses.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bounce

Bounce \Bounce\, v. t.

  1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
    --Swift.

  2. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.

  3. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.]

  4. To bully; to scold. [Collog.]
    --J. Fletcher.

Bounce

Bounce \Bounce\, n.

  1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.

  2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.

    The bounce burst open the door.
    --Dryden.

  3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]

  4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
    --Johnson. De Quincey.?

  5. (Zo["o]l.) A dogfish of Europe ( Scyllium catulus).

Bounce

Bounce \Bounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.]

  1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.

    Another bounces as hard as he can knock.
    --Swift.

    Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart.
    --Dryden.

  2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.

    Out bounced the mastiff.
    --Swift.

    Bounced off his arm+chair.
    --Thackeray.

  3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]

Bounce

Bounce \Bounce\, adv. With a sudden leap; suddenly.

This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me.
--Bickerstaff.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
bounce

early 13c., bounsen "to thump, hit," perhaps from Dutch bonzen "to beat, thump," or Low German bunsen, or imitative; sense probably influenced by bound (v.). Sense of "to bounce like a ball" is from 1510s; the rubber check sense is from 1927. Related: Bounced; bouncing.

bounce

1520s, "a heavy blow," also "a leap, a rebound" from bounce (v.). In reference to politicians and public opinion polls, by 1996, American English.

Wiktionary
bounce

n. A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. 2 (context intransitive English) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

WordNet
bounce
  1. n. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound [syn: bounciness]

  2. a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound]

  3. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) [syn: bouncing]

bounce
  1. v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet]

  2. hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"

  3. move up and down repeatedly [syn: jounce]

  4. come back after being refused; "the check bounced" [ant: clear]

  5. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

  6. refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"

  7. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

Wikipedia
Bounce (Bon Jovi album)

Bounce is the eighth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on October 8, 2002 through Island Records. Produced by Luke Ebbin, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, the album was recorded at Sanctuary II Studio in New Jersey.

Bounce was heavily influenced by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, owing in part to Jon Bon Jovi's proximity to New York. The title "Bounce" was a reference to New York City's and the United States' ability to bounce back from the World Trade Center attacks as a nation. The cover image for the album includes a stylized image of a radio telescope dish at the Very Large Array.

The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, making it Bon Jovi's highest debut in the band's history at that time.

Bounce

Bounce or The Bounce may refer to:

  • Deflection (physics), the event where an object collides with and bounces against a plane surface
Bounce (film)

Bounce is a 2000 American romantic drama film starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by Don Roos.

Bounce (Tarkan song)

"Bounce" was Tarkan's debut English language single. It was released in Turkey, his home nation, on 25 October 2005, before being released in Germany on 24 March 2006.

Bounce (Bon Jovi song)

"Bounce" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the fourth single from the band's 2002 album of the same name to US Rock Radio only, where it peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts in 2003. It is dedicated to Bill Belichick, the head coach of the New England Patriots, a National Football League team. It was also released as a double A-side with " Misunderstood" in Japan on 18 November 2002.

Bounce (Terence Blanchard album)

Bounce is a 2003 jazz album by Terence Blanchard, released through Blue Note.

Bounce (Hadouken! song)

"Bounce" is a 2007 download only single by New Rave band Hadouken! It was released to promote their upcoming USB mixtape, Not Here To Please You. This version of "Bounce" is different from the one that appears on Not Here to Please You and the Love, Sweat and Beer EP.

The song was their standard set opener throughout their 2007 tour, until it was replaced in early 2008 with Get Smashed Gate Crash.

Bounce (golf)

In golf, bounce or bounce angle is the angle inscribed by the leading edge of a golfing iron (particularly a wedge), the sole of the club, and the ground. In plainer terms, bounce angle is an indication of how much the sole, or bottom-most part, of the club head lifts the leading edge. A high bounce angle (angles of 12–15° are not uncommon) indicates a sole which lifts the leading edge significantly, whereas a club with little or no bounce allows the leading edge to contact the ground without interference.

The purpose of introducing bounce into club head design is to control how easily wedges, with their steep angles of attack, penetrate the ground under the ball. A low- or zero-bounce club has a streamlined profile, and the sharp leading edge of the club will tend to cut into the ground readily. When this is undesirable, the use of a club with more bounce will cause the sole of the club to impact first, keeping the wedge from digging into the surface by causing it to "bounce" across the surface instead.

In Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, the word "bounce" is used only once. Penick mentioned it in relationship to an important wedge shot for tight lies. In addition to putting more weight on the front foot and striking the ball and ground at the same time, Penick said the golfer would play the ball off the back foot and square the clubface to the target so that "the bounce of the blade does not touch the ground."

In practical terms, lower bounce wedges are advised for thin grass and tight lies, whereas those with more bounce are generally employed in deep rough or sand.

Bounce (Sarah Connor song)

"Bounce" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor, taken from her second studio album, Unbelievable (2002). Written by Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura, and Anthony Freeman, with production helmed by the former, the uptempo pop song samples Mary J. Blige's 2001 song " Family Affair", while featuring guest vocals by Wyclef Jean. "Bounce" was originally released as the album's fourth and final single in Central Europe on 21 July 2003, amid Connor's first pregnancy. It reached the top twenty in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Walloon Region of Belgium.

In winter 2003 radio programmers Tod Tucker and Matt "the bratt" Derrick at 106.9 K-HITS in Tulsa, Oklahoma took hold of a copy of the single and began to give it airplay. Due to large amounts of airplay in the United States, the song reached number eleven on Billboards Top 40 Mainstream and number twenty-one on Top 40 Tracks charts, eventually charting on the Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-four. "Bounce" was officially given a physical US release on 4 May 2004, serving as Connor's debut single there. It was also released in Australia and the United Kingdom, where it reached number 14 on both charts. The radio version of the song was featured on the 2004 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 15.

Bounce (Calvin Harris song)

"Bounce" is a song by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris. The song features American singer Kelis and is a move away from Harris singing, concentrating more on production. It was released on 12 June 2011 as the first single from Harris' third studio album, 18 Months (2012).

Bounce (JJ Project song)

Bounce is the only single of South Korean duo JJ Project. The album has a total of four tracks, including the title track "Bounce". It was released on May 22, 2012.

Bounce (Australian TV series)

Bounce, formerly known as Before the Bounce and After the Bounce, is an Australian light entertainment television series focusing on Australian Rules football. The show, currently airing on Fox Footy, takes a comedic look back at the previous week in the Australian Football League. First aired in 2007, the show is currently hosted by former footballers Jason Dunstall, Danny Frawley and Cameron Mooney.

Bounce (Timbaland song)

"Bounce" is a song by American hip hop record producer and rapper Timbaland, taken from his second studio album, Shock Value. It was released as a promotional single in the US on February 8, 2008. It was featured in the soundtrack for Step Up 2: The Streets. It features a chorus from Justin Timberlake and features rap verses from Dr. Dre and Missy Elliot. It peaked at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song uses an uncredited sample of the song "Dirty Talk" by Klein + M.B.O.

Bounce (Iggy Azalea song)

"Bounce" is a song recorded by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea for her debut album, The New Classic (2014). It was released as the album's second single internationally on 27 May 2013, with the exception of the United States where " Change Your Life" was released instead. "Bounce" was written by Azalea, its producers Reeva & Black, Speedy Jay, Talay Riley, Oladayo Olatunji and Natalie Sims. Developed as a festival anthem about celebration, Azalea wanted the track to showcase a fun side to her artistry and offset the seriousness of her previous single " Work". Distinctly more pop-indebted than her previous material, the EDM, hip hop and trap song contains a prominent build-drop production formula and elements of Eastern music with tabla and sarangi instruments.

The track received generally positive reviews from music critics who complimented its catchy tune and tempo. Commercially, "Bounce" became Azalea's second top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number 13. It also reached the top 40 in Ireland. An accompanying music video was released on 6 May 2013. It was filmed in Mumbai, India, and inspired by the Bollywood disco era. The video features Azalea donning saris and bindis, performing belly dancing and traditional Indian dance sequences in Hindu wedding and Holi celebration settings. Most critics praised the video's concept and fashion, although public reaction saw it being accused of cultural appropriation by some. Azalea promoted "Bounce" with a series of live festival performances and on the premiere of Channel 4's Smells Like Friday Night. It was also included in the setlist for her 2014 The New Classic Tour. "Bounce" is featured on the soundtracks for the 2014 film Vampire Academy and the 2015 film Spy.

Usage examples of "bounce".

Sunlight, filtered through a great sandstorm far away in the desert, bounced off an open bay window and down, too bright, as if amplified, into the courtyard to illuminate a patch or pool of deep red.

Arecibo dish would be a perfect antenna to capture Soviet signals as they drifted into space, bounced off the moon, and were reflected back to earth.

Crystal shivers poured down from the chandelier, the mantelpiece mirror was cracked into stars, plaster dust flew, spent cartridges bounced over the floor, window-panes shattered, benzene spouted from the bullet-pierced primus.

Adam bent the corner of his paper and stared at Billie as she bounced around the kitchen.

On Monday Billie had bounced out of bed, her normal cheerful self, and had asked if she could visit Charlene before camp.

If she bounced into the penthouse and blurted it out to Perrit, which she was certainly capable of, there was no way of telling how he might react.

Giles would bluster and bounce ponderously over the mess, but he would recover in time.

The club struck Bowser in the ribs of his left side, so hard it bounced, leaving behind flesh that rippled liquidly in a way a human rib cage never should.

Thick gleaming oil slopped out and a couple of hypoid gears bounced across the deck.

A stone from a mangonel, bouncing from the armored fighting castle at the bow, slammed through the deck and hull, opening the galleass to the sea as she came within a dozen lengths of the gates.

It bounced off a stay, collided with the midmast, then struck the deck with a splintering crash.

Bunsome saw the Montagne staring indifferently through a side port, seemingly unbothered by the dust, noise and bouncing.

And add to that the fact that until she disappeared into one of the bedrooms with the Breed doctor, Elyiana Morrey, she had been bouncing around like a Mexican jumping bean.

Automatic firing was quicker, possibly more certainbut that mushy cutoff could bounce them like a ping-pong ball.

Here and there, bodies which had missed their mark on the conveyor or heads that had bounced and rolled free from the overfull barrels were left where they fell until a convenient time for removal could be found.