bounce

bounce
bounce [bouns]
vt.
bounced, bouncing [ME bounsen, to thump; ? akin to Du bonzen & LowG bunsen, to thump, strike]
1. Archaic to bump or thump
2. to cause to hit against a surface so as to spring back [to bounce a ball ]
☆ 3. Slang to put (an undesirable person) out by force
☆ 4. Slang to discharge from employment
vi.
1. to spring back from a surface after striking it; rebound
2. to move suddenly; spring; jump [to bounce out of bed ]
☆ 3. Slang to be returned to the payee by a bank as a worthless check, because of insufficient funds in the drawer's account
n.
1.
a) a bouncing; rebound
b) a leap or jump
2. capacity for bouncing [the ball has lost its bounce]
3. Brit. impudence; bluster
☆ 4. Informal
a) energy, zest, etc.
b) the ability to regain one's spirit or optimism
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☆ bounce back
Informal to recover strength, good humor, etc. quickly
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☆ the bounce
Slang dismissal or forcible ejection [to give (or get) the bounce]
bouncy
adj.
bouncier, bounciest

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