bounce

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

bounce (bouns)v. bounced, bounc·ing, bounc·esv. intr.
1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
2. To move jerkily; bump:
The car bounced over the potholes.
3. To bound:
children bouncing into the room.
4. To be sent back by a bank as valueless:
a check that bounced.
5. Baseball. To hit a ground ball to an infielder:
The batter bounced out to the shortstop.v. tr.
1. To cause to strike an object or a surface and rebound:
bounce a ball on the sidewalk.
2. To present or propose for comment or approval. Often used with off:
bounced a few ideas off my boss.
3. Slang.
a. To expel by force.
b. To dismiss from employment. See Synonyms at dismiss.
4. To write (a check) on an overdrawn bank account.n.
1. A rebound.
2. A sudden bound, spring, or leap.
3. The capacity to rebound; spring:
a ball with bounce.
4. Spirit; liveliness.
5. Slang. Expulsion; dismissal.
6. Chiefly British. Loud, arrogant speech; bluster.Phrasal Verb:bounce back
To recover quickly, as from a setback:
The patient bounced back to good health. [Probably from Middle English bounsen, to beat.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bouncing, leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounciness, jounce, resile, take a hop, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet