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bounce

verbnoun /baʊns/ 1 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 14
Definitions
verb

move up and down repeatedly

verb

refuse to accept and send back

“bounce a check”

noun

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

noun

rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

verb

spring back; spring away from an impact

“The rubber ball bounced”

noun

the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

verb

come back after being refused

“the check bounced”

verb

eject from the premises

“The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club”

verb

hit something so that it bounces

“bounce a ball”

verb

leap suddenly

“He bounced to his feet”

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