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bounce


1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly. "Another bounces as hard as he can knock." (Swift) "Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart." (Dryden)

2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room. "Out bounced the mastiff." (Swift) "Bounced off his arm+chair." (Thackeray)

3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster.

Origin: OE. Bunsen; cf. D. Bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. Bunsen to knock; all prob. Of imitative origin.

1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.

2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. "The bounce burst open the door." (Dryden)

3. An explosion, or the noise of one.

4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.

5. <zoology> A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).

Source: Websters Dictionary