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bounce
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- pronunciation:
- baUns
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bounces, bouncing, bounced |
| definition 1: |
When something bounces, it springs back after hitting something.
My ball bounced much higher after my brother put more air in it.
- similar words:
- hop, jump, leap, skip, spring
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| definition 2: |
When you bounce something, you throw or hit it against something so that it springs back.
There was no one to play with, so Darryl bounced the ball against the wall.
- similar words:
- jump, skip, spring
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| related words: |
dance, skip, suspend |
| derivation: |
bounceable (adj.) |
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