1. Marked by lively action
   "a bouncing gait";
   - bouncy, peppy [N. Amer, informal], spirited, zippy [informal]
    
2. Vigorously healthy
   "a bouncing baby"

1. Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
   "The bouncing of the ball on the hardwood floor echoed through the empty gym";
   - bounce

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]

Derived forms: bouncings

See also: full of life, healthy, lively, vital

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

Antonym: clear

Encyclopedia: Bouncing