1. Move back in a roughly opposite direction after an impact
   "The rubber ball bounced";
   - resile, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
    
2. Move up and down repeatedly
   "The car bounced over the bumpy road";
   - jounce
    
3. Hit something so that it bounces
   "bounce a ball"
    
4. Come back after being refused
   "the check bounced"
    
5. Refuse to accept and send back
   "bounce a check"
    
6. Leap suddenly
   "He bounced to his feet"
    
7. [informal] Eject from the premises
   "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
    
8. [Brit, informal] Put pressure on someone (to do something)
   - pressurize, pressurise [Brit], lean on [informal]

1. Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
   "The bounce of the ball on the hardwood floor echoed through the empty gym";
   - bouncing
    
2. A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
   "The dancer's graceful bounce captivated the audience";
   - leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound
    
3. The quality of a substance that is able to rebound
   "The bounce of the rubber ball made it perfect for the game";
   - bounciness
    
4. An email returned with an error
   "He received a bounce notification indicating the recipient's email address was invalid"

Derived forms: bouncing, bounces, bounced

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

Antonym: clear

Encyclopedia: Bounce, Shake, Move, Stop!