ENGLISH: bounce - CREOLE: mate



Overview of noun bounce



The noun bounce has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (2) bounce, bounciness -- (the quality of a substance that is able to rebound)

2. (1) leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce -- (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)

3. bounce, bouncing -- (rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts))



Overview of verb bounce



The verb bounce has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (13) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet -- (spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide")

2. (5) bounce -- (hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball")

3. (4) bounce, jounce -- (move up and down repeatedly)

4. (1) bounce -- (come back after being refused; "the check bounced")

5. (1) bounce -- (leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet")

6. bounce -- (refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check")

7. bounce -- (eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club")

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