bounce

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of jumping up and down, especially in a playful or energetic way.

  - "The children were bouncing on the trampoline."
  - "The crowd was bouncing up and down during the concert."
  - "The ball bounced off the wall."

• Noun

  A return or rebound, typically a failure or setback followed by a recovery.

  - "After the company's financial bounce, they were able to regain their footing."
  - "Despite the setbacks, the team made a strong bounce back in the second half."
  - "The stock market experienced a significant bounce after the recent downturn."

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Pronunciation

1. /baʊns/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1161598"

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Synonyms

rebound , bob , bobbing , bouncing , mad ups , ups , bounce back , rebound , bang , do it , have sex , bob

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bounce
ounce , pounce , dounce , lounce

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Bounce (Scottish) : A small hill or mound
   

2. Bounce (Australian) : To throw or toss (a ball) in the air and catch it
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Bounce (Scottish) : A small hill or mound
   

2. Bounce (Australian) : To throw or toss (a ball) in the air and catch it
   

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Variants

List of all variants of bounce that leads to same result
bounce , bounced , bounces , bouncing , bounce house , bounce houses , bounce around , bounced around , bounces around , bouncing around , bounce back , bounced back , bounces back , bouncing back , bounce into , bounced into , bounces into , bouncing into , bounce off , bounced off , bounces off , bouncing off , bounce off the walls , bounce pass , dead-cat bounce

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Forms

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Bounces (present tense, third person singular), Bounced (past tense, past participle), Bouncing (present participle)

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Etymology

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Old English 'buncian', meaning to leap or spring.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'bounce' is related to the Old English word 'buncian', which means 'to leap or spring'.

2. In basketball, a 'bounce pass' is a pass that is thrown off the ground and bounces to the receiver.

3. The term 'bounce rate' in web analytics refers to the percentage of visitors who leave a website after only viewing one page.

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Related Concepts

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1. Rebound: The act of bouncing back or recovering from a setback or failure.

2. Spring: A jump or bounce, often used interchangeably with 'bounce'.

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Culture

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The term 'bounce' has been used extensively in various forms of literature, music, and art. In music, it is a common term in hip hop and dance genres. In literature, it is used metaphorically to describe a recovery or comeback. In art, it is often used to depict playful or energetic scenes.

How to Memorize "bounce"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize yourself jumping up and down.
   - Imagine a ball bouncing on the ground.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bounce' with jumping.
   - Think of a trampoline or a bouncy ball.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bouncy Ball' to remember the meaning of 'bounce' as 'to jump or spring'.

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