Bounce | Mean of bounce in English Dictionary

/ˈbaʊns/

• Verb
• to cause (a ball, rock, etc.) to hit against a surface and quickly move in a different and usually opposite direction
1. He was bouncing a tennis ball against/off the garage door.
2. bouncing the ball back and forth
• to move in one direction, hit a surface (such as a wall or the floor), and then quickly move in a different and usually opposite direction
1. The ball bounced off the wall.
2. A rock bounced off the road and hit our car's windshield.
3. The light will bounce off the mirror and shine into the next room.
• to move with a lot of energy and excitement
1. He bounced [=bounded] into the room to welcome his guests.
2. The kids are bouncing off the walls. [=the kids are very/too excited and have a lot of energy]

• to move or jump up and down
1. The children love to bounce on the bed/trampoline.
2. The winner bounced up and down with delight.
3. Her curls bounced as she jumped.
4. He bounced the baby on his knee.
• to be returned by a bank because there is not enough money in the bank account to pay the amount that is on the check
1. She gave me a check for 20 dollars, but the check bounced, and I never got the money.
• to write (a check) that is returned without payment by the bank
1. He bounced a 100-dollar check at the grocery store.
2. The store charges a $15 fee for a bounced check.
• to go quickly and repeatedly from one job, place, etc., to another
1. He bounces back and forth between Miami and Houston.
2. bouncing from place to place
3. She bounces from one job to another.
4. Our teacher's always bouncing from one subject to another.
• to return (an e-mail) to the sender instead of delivering it
1. I tried to send you an e-mail, but it got bounced back to me. [=the e-mail or computer system was not able to deliver it]
2. I tried to send you an e-mail but it bounced.
• to talk about (something, such as an idea) in an informal way in order to get different opinions about it
1. We were bouncing some ideas around for the design of the book's cover.
• to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event
1. She bounced back [=recovered] easily from her surgery.
2. After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games.
• to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it
1. The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.
• to talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion
1. I wanted to bounce some ideas off you before the meeting.
• Noun
• the act or action of bouncing off the ground or another surface
1. The ball took a high bounce over the shortstop's head.
2. He caught the ball on the first bounce.
• the ability to move quickly in a different direction after hitting a surface
1. a basketball that has lost all its bounce
• a quality that makes a person's hair look healthy, full, and attractive
1. The shampoo promises to give limp hair lots of bounce.
• a sudden increase
1. Several companies showed a bounce [=upswing, upsurge] in earnings.
2. After the debates, she enjoyed a big bounce in the election polls.
• energy and liveliness
1. He may be 90 years old, but he still has plenty of bounce [=spring] in his step.
2. There's still a bounce in his step.