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[baʊns], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it
(e.g: the ball bounced away and he chased it)
- jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy
(e.g: Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress)
- (of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it
(e.g: a further two cheques of £160 also bounced)
- eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment
- pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli
(e.g: the government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble)
Phrases:
- be bouncing off the walls
- bounce an idea off
- on the bounce
Origin
:
Middle English bunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’
[baʊns], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a rebound of a ball or other object
(e.g: the wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce)
- an act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily
(e.g: every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact)
Phrases:
- be bouncing off the walls
- bounce an idea off
- on the bounce
Origin
:
Middle English bunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’
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