From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bounce
n 1: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound [syn:
bounce, bounciness]
2: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards [syn:
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce]
3: rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) [syn:
bounce, bouncing]
v 1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
after they collide" [syn: bounce, 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 [syn: bounce, jounce]
4: come back after being refused; "the check bounced" [ant:
clear]
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"