Antonyms for bounce
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bouns |
| Phonetic Transcription : baÊŠns |
Definition of bounce
Origin :- 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.
- noun spring
- verb spring up; rebound
- verb evict
- See, I'd get hot and hotter, plase your honour, till I'd bounce!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The tone in which this was spoken was harsh and stentorian, and almost made me bounce.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- "Bounce our bombs right into the open end of the hangar," Stan said, grinning.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- The mirror is like that plank; it is something that will reflect (bounce) the light directly.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- Glass is elastic; you know how you can bounce a glass marble.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- If he can see you, you can see him, just as when you bounce the ball to him he can bounce it to you.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- Yet you can easily bounce it to your friend and he can bounce it to you.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- Then he went again in search of other minds, and this time he knew he would not bounce.
- Extract from : « Suite Mentale » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Every curve and jiggle and bounce was engraved forever on his mind.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- If you weren't an acolyte, I'd take a poke at you just to see you bounce.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
Synonyms for bounce
- animation
- ax
- backlash
- bob
- boomerang
- boot out
- bound
- buck
- bump
- can
- carom
- discharge
- dismiss
- dynamism
- eighty-six
- eject
- elasticity
- energy
- fire
- fly back
- give
- give one notice
- give the heave ho
- glance off
- go
- heave
- hop
- hurdle
- jerk up and down
- jounce
- jump
- kick back
- kick out
- leap
- life
- liveliness
- oust
- pep
- rebound
- recoil
- resile
- resilience
- ricochet
- sack
- saltate
- snap back
- spring back
- springiness
- terminate
- throw
- thump
- vault
- vigor
- vitality
- vivacity
- zip
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