bounce

CEFRB1

/baʊns/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move up after hitting a surface.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.

Examples

  • You've got a real bounce to your flank.

  • Hit the ball after the bounce.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /buːns/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move quickly up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

  2. To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

  3. To move rapidly (between).

More examples

In context

  • We just have to bounce back.

  • He bounced the child on his knee.

  • The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English bounsen, bunsen (“to beat, thump”), cognate with Scots bunce, bonce (“to bounce”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps imitative, related to bump, or related to Middle English bonchen (“to pound, beat”) and Dutch bonken (“to bump”). Compare Saterland Frisian bumzje (“to pound, bang, bounce”), West Frisian bûnzje (“to throb, bounce, pulsate”), Dutch bonzen (“to thump, knock, throb, bounce”), German Low German bunsen, bumsen (“to beat, bounce”), German bumsen (“to thud, bang, pound”).