Bounceverb
(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
âThe tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.â;
Tumblenoun
A fall, especially end over end.
âI took a tumble down the stairs and broke my tooth.â;
Bounceverb
(intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
âHe bounces nervously on his chair.â;
Tumblenoun
A disorderly heap.
Bounceverb
(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
âHe bounced the child on his knee.â; âThe children were bouncing a ball against a wall.â;
Tumblenoun
(informal) An act of sexual intercourse.
Bounceverb
To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.
âI'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.â;
Tumbleverb
(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll.
Bounceverb
(intransitive) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
âShe bounced happily into the room.â;
Tumbleverb
(intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
Bounceverb
To move rapidly (between).
Tumbleverb
(intransitive) To roll over and over.
Bounceverb
To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
âWe canât accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.â;
Tumbleverb
(intransitive) To drop rapidly.
âShare prices tumbled after the revelation about the company's impending failure.â;
Bounceverb
To fail to cover have sufficient funds for (a draft presented against one's account).
âHe tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.â;
Tumbleverb
To have sexual intercourse.
Bounceverb
To leave.
âLetâs wrap this up, I gotta bounce.â;
Tumbleverb
(transitive) To smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts.
Bounceverb
To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
Tumbleverb
To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
âto tumble a bedâ;
Bounceverb
(sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.
Tumbleverb
(colloquial) To suddenly realise, to get wind of.
Bounceverb
To attack unexpectedly.
âThe squadron was bounced north of the town.â;
Tumbleverb
(cryptocurrency) To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
Bounceverb
To turn power off and back on; to reset
âSee if it helps to bounce the router.â;
Tumbleverb
To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person in pain tumbles and tosses.
Bounceverb
To return undelivered.
âWhatâs your new email address? The old one bounces.â; âThe girl in the bar told me her address was [email protected], but my mail to that address bounced back to me.â;
Tumbleverb
To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.
âHe who tumbles from a tower surely has a greater blow than he who slides from a molehill.â;
Bounceverb
To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.
âThe student pilot bounced several times during his landing.â;
Tumbleverb
To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
Bounceverb
To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.
âAfter the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. BSBD.â;
Tumbleverb
To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; - sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.
Bounceverb
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.
âBounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two.â;
Tumbleverb
To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.
Bounceverb
To bully; to scold.
Tumblenoun
Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.
Bounceverb
(archaic) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.
Tumblenoun
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
Bounceverb
(archaic) To boast; to bluster.
Tumblenoun
a sudden drop from an upright position;
âhe had a nasty spill on the iceâ;
Bouncenoun
A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
Tumbleverb
fall down, as if collapsing;
âThe tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit itâ;
Bouncenoun
A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
Tumbleverb
cause to topple or tumble by pushing
Bouncenoun
An email return with any error.
Tumbleverb
roll over and over, back and forth
Bouncenoun
The sack, licensing.
Tumbleverb
fly around;
âThe clothes tumbled in the dryerâ; ârising smoke whirled in the airâ;
Bouncenoun
A bang, boom.
Tumbleverb
fall apart;
âthe building crimbled after the explosionâ; âNegociations broke downâ;
Bouncenoun
A drink based on brandyW.
Tumbleverb
throw together in a confused mass;
âThey tumbled the teams with no apparent patternâ;
Bouncenoun
A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
Tumbleverb
understand, usually after some initial difficulty;
âShe didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught onâ;
Bouncenoun
Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
Tumbleverb
fall suddenly and sharply;
âPrices tumbled after the devaluation of the currencyâ;
Bouncenoun
Scyllium catulus, a European dogfish.
Tumbleverb
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying;
âWash in warm water and tumble dryâ;
Bouncenoun
A genre of New Orleans music.
Tumbleverb
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
Bouncenoun
Drugs.
Tumbleverb
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
Bouncenoun
Swagger.
Bouncenoun
A 'good' beat.
Bouncenoun
A talent for leaping.
âThem pro-ballers got bounce!â;
Bounceverb
To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
âAnother bounces as hard as he can knock.â; âAgainst his bosom bounced his heaving heart.â;
Bounceverb
To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
âOut bounced the mastiff.â; âBounced off his arm+chair.â;
Bounceverb
To boast; to talk big; to bluster.
Bounceverb
To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
Bounceverb
To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
Bounceverb
To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
Bounceverb
To bully; to scold.
Bouncenoun
A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
Bouncenoun
A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
âThe bounce burst open the door.â;
Bouncenoun
An explosion, or the noise of one.
Bouncenoun
Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
Bouncenoun
A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
Bounceadverb
With a sudden leap; suddenly.
âThis impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me.â;
Bouncenoun
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Bouncenoun
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
Bouncenoun
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Bounceverb
spring back; spring away from an impact;
âThe rubber ball bouncedâ; âThese particles do not resile but they unite after they collideâ;
Bounceverb
hit something so that it bounces;
âbounce a ballâ;
Bounceverb
move up and down repeatedly
Bounceverb
come back after being refused;
âthe check bouncedâ;
Bounceverb
leap suddenly;
âHe bounced to his feetâ;
Bounceverb
refuse to accept and send back;
âbounce a checkâ;
Bounceverb
eject from the premises;
âThe ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private clubâ;
Bounceverb
(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it
âhe was bouncing the ball against the wallâ; âthe ball bounced away and he chased itâ;
Bounceverb
(of light, sound, or an electronic signal) come into contact with an object or surface and be reflected back
âshort sound waves bounce off even small objectsâ;
Bounceverb
(of an email) be returned to its sender after failing to reach its destination
âI tried to email him, but the message bouncedâ;
Bounceverb
recover well after a setback or problem
âthe savings rate has already started to bounce back and is sure to rise furtherâ;
Bounceverb
come into sudden forceful contact with; collide with
âpeople cross the road as slowly as possible, as if daring the cars to bounce themâ;
Bounceverb
jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy
âEmma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattressâ;
Bounceverb
move up and down repeatedly
âthe gangplank bounced under his confident stepâ;
Bounceverb
cause (a child) to move lightly up and down on one's knee as a game
âI remember how you used to bounce me on your kneeâ;
Bounceverb
(of a vehicle) move jerkily along a bumpy surface
âthe car bounced down the narrow trackâ;
Bounceverb
move in a particular direction in an energetic, happy, or enthusiastic manner
âLinda bounced in through the open front doorâ;
Bounceverb
(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
âa further two cheques of ÂŁ160 also bouncedâ;
Bounceverb
(of a bank) return a cheque to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it
âthe bank bounced the chequeâ;
Bounceverb
eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
Bounceverb
dismiss (someone) from a job
âthose who put in a dismal performance will be bounced from the tourâ;
Bounceverb
pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli
âthe government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gambleâ;
Bouncenoun
a rebound of a ball or other object
âthe wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounceâ;
Bouncenoun
the ability of a surface to make a ball rebound in a specified way
âa pitch of low bounceâ;
Bouncenoun
a collision.
Bouncenoun
an act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily
âevery bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contactâ;
Bouncenoun
a sudden rise in the level of something
âeconomists agree that there could be a bounce in prices next yearâ;
Bouncenoun
exuberant self-confidence
âthe bounce was now back in Jenny's stepâ;
Bouncenoun
health and body in a person's hair
âuse conditioner to help hair regain its bounceâ;