bounce
bounce is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 12 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room. Out bounced the mastiff. Swift. Bounced off his arm+chair. Thackeray.
- 2.To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]
- 3.To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. Swift.
- 4.To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
- 5.To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.]
- 6.To bully; to scold. [Collog.] J. Fletcher.
- 7.A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
- 8.A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. The bounce burst open the door. Dryden.
- 9.An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]
- 10.Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. Johnson. De Quincey.
- 11.(Zoöl.) A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
- 12.With a sudden leap; suddenly. This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. Bickerstaff.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- action
- agitation
- amusement
- ance
- and
- back
- baleen
- bob
- boomerang
- bound
- buck
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- caoutchouc
- caper
- capriole
- caracole
- chamois
- coefficient
- collision
- contrecoup
- curvet
- cut
- dance
- demivolt
- direction
- distend
- ductile
- echo
- elastic
- elasticity
- equal
- every
- extend
- falcade
- fantastic
- flea
- flex
- flexibility
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is bounce.
- What is to leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room. Out bounced the mastiff. Swift. Bounced off his arm+chair. Thackeray called?
- What is to boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.] called?
- What is to drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. Swift called?
- What is to cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss called?
- What is to eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.] called?
- What is to bully; to scold. [Collog.] J. Fletcher called?
- What is a heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. The bounce burst open the door. Dryden called?
- What is an explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.] called?
- What is bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. Johnson. De Quincey called?
- What is a dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus) called?
- What is with a sudden leap; suddenly. This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. Bickerstaff called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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