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Bob vs. Bounce — What's the Difference?

Bob vs. Bounce — What's the Difference?

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Bob

To move up and down
A cork bobbing on the water.

Bounce

(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it
He was bouncing the ball against the wall
The ball bounced away and he chased it

Bob

To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth
Bobbed for apples.

Bounce

Jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy
Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress

Bob

To fish with a bobber.
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Bounce

(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
A further two cheques of £160 also bounced

Bob

To curtsy or bow.

Bounce

Eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.

Bob

To cause to move up and down
Bobbed my head in response to the question.

Bounce

Pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli
The government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble

Bob

To cut short or reshape
Bobbed her hair.
Had his nose bobbed.

Bounce

A rebound of a ball or other object
The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

Bob

A quick, jerky movement of the head or body.

Bounce

An act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily
Every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact

Bob

A bobber used in fishing.

Bounce

To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.

Bob

A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.

Bounce

To move jerkily; bump
The car bounced over the potholes.

Bob

A small lock or curl of hair.

Bounce

To bound
Children bouncing into the room.

Bob

A haircut that hangs evenly above the shoulders, often around the chin, worn especially by women or children.

Bounce

To be left unpaid because of an overdrawn account
A check that bounced.

Bob

(Informal) Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.

Bounce

(Computers) To be sent back by a mail server as undeliverable
That email bounced because I used "com" instead of "net.".

Bob

The docked tail of a horse.

Bounce

(Baseball) To hit a ground ball to an infielder
The batter bounced out to the shortstop.

Bob

A bobsled.

Bounce

To cause to strike an object or a surface and rebound
Bounce a ball on the sidewalk.

Bob

A bob skate.

Bounce

To present or propose for comment or approval. Often used with off
Bounced a few ideas off my boss.

Bob

A shilling.

Bounce

To expel by force
Bounced him from the bar.

Bob

(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
The cork bobbed gently in the calm water.
The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.
The flowers were bobbing in the wind.

Bounce

To dismiss from employment.

Bob

(transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
I bobbed my head underwater and saw the goldfish.
Bob one's head (= to nod)

Bounce

To write (a check) on an overdrawn bank account.

Bob

To curtsy.

Bounce

A rebound, as of a ball from the ground.

Bob

To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

Bounce

A sudden bound or upward movement
The bike went over the rock with a bounce.

Bob

(intransitive) blob

Bounce

The capacity to rebound; spring
A ball with bounce.

Bob

(transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?

Bounce

A sudden increase
Got a bounce in the polls.

Bob

(transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop.

Bounce

Cheerfulness or liveliness
"He had managed to recover much of his bounce and spirit" (Paul Auster).

Bob

To bobsleigh.

Bounce

(Slang) Expulsion; dismissal
Was given the bounce from the job.

Bob

A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
A bob of the head

Bounce

A fast, energetic style of hip-hop originating in New Orleans and characterized by repetitive, often sexual call-and-response lyrics.

Bob

A curtsy.

Bounce

A style of dance performed to this music characterized by rapid body movements, especially of the gluteal and hamstring muscles in a way that resembles bouncing while keeping the feet on the ground.

Bob

A bobber buoyant fishing device.

Bounce

Chiefly British Loud, arrogant speech; bluster.

Bob

Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Bounce

(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.

Bob

A bob haircut.

Bounce

(intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
He bounces nervously on his chair.

Bob

Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it.

Bounce

(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
He bounced the child on his knee.
The children were bouncing a ball against a wall.

Bob

The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.

Bounce

To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.
I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.

Bob

The docked tail of a horse.

Bounce

(intransitive) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
She bounced happily into the room.

Bob

A short line ending a stanza of a poem.

Bounce

To move rapidly (between).

Bob

The short runner of a sled.

Bounce

To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.

Bob

A bobsleigh.

Bounce

To fail to cover have sufficient funds for (a draft presented against one's account).
He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.

Bob

A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.

Bounce

To leave.
Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.

Bob

A working beam in a steam engine.

Bounce

To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

Bob

A particular style of ringing changes on bells.

Bounce

(sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.

Bob

A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.

Bounce

To attack unexpectedly.
The squadron was bounced north of the town.

Bob

(obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.

Bounce

To turn power off and back on; to reset.
See if it helps to bounce the router.

Bob

(obsolete) The refrain of a song.

Bounce

To return undelivered.
What’s your new email address? The old one bounces.
The girl in the bar told me her address was [email protected], but my mail to that address was bounced back by the server.

Bob

(obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.

Bounce

To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.
The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.

Bob

A shilling.

Bounce

To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.
After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced.

Bob

A 10-cent coin.

Bounce

To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.
Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two.

Bob

(slang) An unspecified amount of money.
I could have saved myself a few bob buying it somewhere else.

Bounce

To bully; to scold.

Bob

A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.

Bounce

To boast; to bluster.

Bob

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.
In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob.

Bounce

(archaic) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.

Bob

A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow,Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow.

Bounce

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

Bob

A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.

Bounce

A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

Bob

The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.

Bounce

(internet) An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure.

Bob

A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.

Bounce

The sack, dismissal.

Bob

A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.

Bounce

A bang, boom.

Bob

A working beam.

Bounce

(archaic) A drink based on brandyW.

Bob

A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
A plain brown bob he wore.

Bounce

(archaic) A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.

Bob

A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.

Bounce

(archaic) Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.

Bob

The refrain of a song.
To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song.

Bounce

Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish.

Bob

A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.

Bounce

(uncountable) A genre of hip-hop music of New Orleans, characterized by often lewd call-and-response chants.

Bob

A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
He that a fool doth very wisely hit,Doth very foolishly, although he smart,Not to seem senseless of the bob.

Bounce

Drugs.

Bob

A shilling.

Bounce

Swagger.

Bob

To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.

Bounce

A good beat in music.

Bob

To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants.

Bounce

A talent for leaping.
Them pro-ballers got bounce!

Bob

To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him.

Bounce

To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
Another bounces as hard as he can knock.
Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart.

Bob

To mock or delude; to cheat.
To play her pranks, and bob the fool,The shrewish wife began.

Bounce

To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
Out bounced the mastiff.
Bounced off his arm+chair.

Bob

To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.

Bounce

To boast; to talk big; to bluster.

Bob

To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.

Bounce

To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.

Bob

A former monetary unit in Great Britain

Bounce

To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.

Bob

A hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around

Bounce

To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

Bob

A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

Bounce

To bully; to scold.

Bob

A hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

Bounce

A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.

Bob

A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

Bounce

A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
The bounce burst open the door.

Bob

A short or shortened tail of certain animals

Bounce

An explosion, or the noise of one.

Bob

A short abrupt inclination (as of the head);
He gave me a short bob of acknowledgement

Bounce

Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.

Bob

Move up and down repeatedly;
Her rucksack bobbed gently on her back

Bounce

A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).

Bob

Ride a bobsled;
The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure

Bounce

With a sudden leap; suddenly.
This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me.

Bob

Remove or shorten the tail of an animal

Bounce

The quality of a substance that is able to rebound

Bob

Make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect;
She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand

Bounce

A light springing movement upwards or forwards

Bob

Cut hair in the style of a bob;
Bernice bobs her hair these days!

Bounce

Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

Bounce

Spring back; spring away from an impact;
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

Bounce

Hit something so that it bounces;
Bounce a ball

Bounce

Move up and down repeatedly

Bounce

Come back after being refused;
The check bounced

Bounce

Leap suddenly;
He bounced to his feet

Bounce

Refuse to accept and send back;
Bounce a check

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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