Bounce
verb
To move quickly back from a surface after hitting it.
The ball bounced off the wall and hit him in the face.
Often appears as...
- bounce off
- bounce back
noun
The ability of something to bounce.
This ball has a good bounce.
Often appears as...
- good bounce
- high bounce
verb
To move in an energetic and happy way.
She was bouncing with joy.
Often appears as...
- bounce with joy
- bounce with excitement
verb
To force someone to leave a place.
He was bounced from the club for unruly behavior.
Often appears as...
- bounce from the club
- bounce from the bar
Usage tips
General,Colloquial
verb
To send back an email because of an error.
The email bounced because the recipient's inbox was full.
Often appears as...
- email bounce
- message bounce
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sudden increase or recovery.
The economy had a bounce after the government introduced new policies.
Often appears as...
- economic bounce
- bounce back
verb
To move quickly back from a surface after hitting it.
The ball bounced off the wall and hit him in the face.
Often appears as...
- bounce off
- bounce back
noun
The ability of something to bounce.
This ball has a good bounce.
Often appears as...
- good bounce
- high bounce
verb
To move in an energetic and happy way.
She was bouncing with joy.
Often appears as...
- bounce with joy
- bounce with excitement
verb
To force someone to leave a place.
He was bounced from the club for unruly behavior.
Often appears as...
- bounce from the club
- bounce from the bar
Usage tips
General,Colloquial
verb
To send back an email because of an error.
The email bounced because the recipient's inbox was full.
Often appears as...
- email bounce
- message bounce
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sudden increase or recovery.
The economy had a bounce after the government introduced new policies.
Often appears as...
- economic bounce
- bounce back
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Use 'bounce' to describe the physical motion of objects after impact.
The basketball bounced on the floor and into the hoop.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for all objects
Objects must be elastic or have some flexibility to 'bounce'; rigid objects don't.
A glass jar won't bounce; it'll likely break.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Bounce' can metaphorically suggest someone recovering quickly from a setback.
After failing the test, he bounced back with extra studying.
Compare with
boundcaromhopjumpleapreboundricochetskipspring
Never forget "Bounce"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Entrepreneurs come from...
been on the show I have come to the conclusion that every single one of my good entrepreneurs who haven't lost me money have the same six characteristics in common and so I'll share those traits with you number one resilience the ability to bounce back they are the kind of people that when they take a hit they
Video examples
Alex Honnold Rappels...
There's a lot of abrasion on these wires, little bits of metal sticking up. They're just the sort of thing that would cut through rope really easily, especially if we start bouncing on this thing as we're descending. So I reckon if we put over the top of that. That is a very improvised rope protector.
Video examples
Is it possible to create...
But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.
Video examples
Dark matter: The matter...
as the dark universe, made of dark matter and dark energy. How do we know this? Well, we know because we look at things and we see them. That might seem rather simplistic, but it's actually quite profound. All the stuff that's made of atoms is visible. Light bounces off it, and we can see it.
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
birds are developing their feathers there are tiny bubbles of water that help push the feather out and what happens is is the water evaporates leaving holes in the feather now wavelengths travel down from the sun they bounce off in these little holes and depending on the type of wavelength
Video examples
Three ways the universe...
or how many might happen in the future. Each bounce would wipe away any record of the universe’s previous history. Which one of those scenarios will be the real one? The answer depends on the exact shape of the universe, the amount of dark energy it holds,
Video examples
Meet Spot, the robot dog...
But that's really only half of the story. The real story is that the computer is on one side, making suggestions to the robot, and on the other side are the physics of the world. And that physics involves gravity, friction, bouncing into things.
Video examples
How Quantum Biology...
This is one of the best-known phenomena in the quantum world, quantum tunneling. The box on the left shows the wavelike, spread-out distribution of a quantum entity -- a particle, like an electron, which is not a little ball bouncing off a wall.
Video examples
Fur Seals Overcome...
this is an awe-inspiring story of how if given the chance nature can bounce back on a scale you're not going to believe my name's bertie gregory and i'm a national geographic wildlife filmmaker this is resurrection island
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
we're not seeing most of the action that's going on. So take the colors of our world. This is light waves, electromagnetic radiation that bounces off objects and it hits specialized receptors in the back of our eyes.
Video examples
Entrepreneurs come from...
been on the show I have come to the conclusion that every single one of my good entrepreneurs who haven't lost me money have the same six characteristics in common and so I'll share those traits with you number one resilience the ability to bounce back they are the kind of people that when they take a hit they
Video examples
Alex Honnold Rappels...
There's a lot of abrasion on these wires, little bits of metal sticking up. They're just the sort of thing that would cut through rope really easily, especially if we start bouncing on this thing as we're descending. So I reckon if we put over the top of that. That is a very improvised rope protector.
Video examples
Is it possible to create...
But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.
Video examples
Dark matter: The matter...
as the dark universe, made of dark matter and dark energy. How do we know this? Well, we know because we look at things and we see them. That might seem rather simplistic, but it's actually quite profound. All the stuff that's made of atoms is visible. Light bounces off it, and we can see it.
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
birds are developing their feathers there are tiny bubbles of water that help push the feather out and what happens is is the water evaporates leaving holes in the feather now wavelengths travel down from the sun they bounce off in these little holes and depending on the type of wavelength
Video examples
Three ways the universe...
or how many might happen in the future. Each bounce would wipe away any record of the universe’s previous history. Which one of those scenarios will be the real one? The answer depends on the exact shape of the universe, the amount of dark energy it holds,
Video examples
Meet Spot, the robot dog...
But that's really only half of the story. The real story is that the computer is on one side, making suggestions to the robot, and on the other side are the physics of the world. And that physics involves gravity, friction, bouncing into things.
Video examples
How Quantum Biology...
This is one of the best-known phenomena in the quantum world, quantum tunneling. The box on the left shows the wavelike, spread-out distribution of a quantum entity -- a particle, like an electron, which is not a little ball bouncing off a wall.
Video examples
Fur Seals Overcome...
this is an awe-inspiring story of how if given the chance nature can bounce back on a scale you're not going to believe my name's bertie gregory and i'm a national geographic wildlife filmmaker this is resurrection island
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
we're not seeing most of the action that's going on. So take the colors of our world. This is light waves, electromagnetic radiation that bounces off objects and it hits specialized receptors in the back of our eyes.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Geoff Ryman
Canadian Writer
The trouble with writing for the web is that writing is about getting people to forget they're reading. Anything that reminds them they are reading, or which annoys or distracts them, bounces them out of the world. And the web, it seems to me, is all bounce. A very, very difficult medium to write for.
Quote examples
Giles Deacon
British Designer
I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture.
Quote examples
Patrick Rothfuss
American Writer
You've got a great chance in college to do all sorts of terrible irresponsible things, and you should totally do them. I mean, make huge mistakes. This is the time in your life if you screw up, it's okay because you can bounce back from it.
Quote examples
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
French Athlete
You can't really hit on grass. There are lots of bad bounces, so when the guy plays deep into the spot where the grass has been worn down and he doesn't leave you the time to play, you don't have time to play fast yourself.
Quote examples
Ricky Steamboat
American Writer
The doctors have said that they don't want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They said the old head just can't survive anymore trauma.
Quote examples
Jared Isaacman
American Businessman
I've been very lucky in life; you really don't get to a position that I'm fortunate enough to be in without the ball bouncing your way a couple times.
Quote examples
Joanna Going
American Actress
I kind of prefer bouncing back and forth between theater and films. It's like having the best of both worlds, both very different experiences.
Quote examples
Jonathan Keltz
American Actor
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.
Quote examples
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
South Korean Director
It's really helpful to have somebody to bounce off of and that will say, 'Yeah, that's a horrible idea. You shouldn't do it.
Quote examples
Katie Lowes
American Actress
I think it's just important to be always bouncing between TV and theater, and hopefully I'll get to do movies at some point.
Quote examples
Geoff Ryman
Canadian Writer
The trouble with writing for the web is that writing is about getting people to forget they're reading. Anything that reminds them they are reading, or which annoys or distracts them, bounces them out of the world. And the web, it seems to me, is all bounce. A very, very difficult medium to write for.
Quote examples
Giles Deacon
British Designer
I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture.
Quote examples
Patrick Rothfuss
American Writer
You've got a great chance in college to do all sorts of terrible irresponsible things, and you should totally do them. I mean, make huge mistakes. This is the time in your life if you screw up, it's okay because you can bounce back from it.
Quote examples
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
French Athlete
You can't really hit on grass. There are lots of bad bounces, so when the guy plays deep into the spot where the grass has been worn down and he doesn't leave you the time to play, you don't have time to play fast yourself.
Quote examples
Ricky Steamboat
American Writer
The doctors have said that they don't want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They said the old head just can't survive anymore trauma.
Quote examples
Jared Isaacman
American Businessman
I've been very lucky in life; you really don't get to a position that I'm fortunate enough to be in without the ball bouncing your way a couple times.
Quote examples
Joanna Going
American Actress
I kind of prefer bouncing back and forth between theater and films. It's like having the best of both worlds, both very different experiences.
Quote examples
Jonathan Keltz
American Actor
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.
Quote examples
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
South Korean Director
It's really helpful to have somebody to bounce off of and that will say, 'Yeah, that's a horrible idea. You shouldn't do it.
Quote examples
Katie Lowes
American Actress
I think it's just important to be always bouncing between TV and theater, and hopefully I'll get to do movies at some point.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension