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1. Spring back; spring away from an impact
   "The rubber ball bounced"
   - resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
    
2. Hit something so that it bounces
   "bounce a ball"
    
3. Move up and down repeatedly
   - jounce
    
4. Come back after being refused
   "the check bounced"
    
5. Leap suddenly
   "He bounced to his feet"
    
6. Refuse to accept and send back
   "bounce a check"
    
7. Eject from the premises
   "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

1. The quality of a substance that is able to rebound
   - bounciness
    
2. A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
   - leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound
    
3. Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
   - bouncing

Derived forms: bounced, bouncing, bounces

See also: bouncer, bouncy

Type of: backlash, boot out, bound, chuck out, decline, eject, elasticity, exclude, go, hit, jump, jumping, leap, locomote, move, pass up, rebound, recoil, refuse, reject, repercussion, return, snap, spring, travel, turf out [Brit], turn down, turn out

Antonym: clear

Encyclopedia: Bounce Bounce, Shake, Move, Stop!