1a rebound of a ball or other object:the wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce
[mass noun] the ability of a surface to make a ball rebound in a specified way:a pitch of low bounce
West Indian a collision.
2an act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily:every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact
a sudden rise in the level of something:economists agree that there could be a bounce in prices next year
[mass noun] exuberant self-confidence:the bounce was now back in Jenny’s step
[mass noun] health and body in a person’s hair:use conditioner to help hair regain its bounce
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1 [no object, usually with adverbial of direction] (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it:the ball bounced away and he chased it [with object]:he was bouncing the ball against the wall
(of light, sound, or an electronic signal) come into contact with an object or surface and be reflected back:short sound waves bounce off even small objects
(also bounce back) (of an email) be returned to its sender after failing to reach its destination:I tried to email him, but the message bounced
(bounce back) recover well after a setback or problem:the savings rate has already started to bounce back and is sure to rise further
[with object]West Indian come into sudden forceful contact with; collide with:people cross the road as slowly as possible, as if daring the cars to bounce them
2 [no object, usually with adverbial of direction] jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy:Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress
move up and down repeatedly:the gangplank bounced under his confident step
[with object] cause (a child) to move lightly up and down on one’s knee as a game:I remember how you used to bounce me on your knee
[with adverbial of direction] (of a vehicle) move jerkily along a bumpy surface:the car bounced down the narrow track
[with adverbial of direction] move in a particular direction in an energetic, happy, or enthusiastic manner:Linda bounced in through the open front door
3 [no object] informal (of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer’s account to meet it:a further two cheques of £160 also bounced
[with object] (of a bank) return a cheque to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer’s account to meet it:the bank bounced the cheque
4 [with object] informal eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
chiefly North American dismiss (someone) from a job:those who put in a dismal performance will be bounced from the tour
5 [with object]British informal pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli:the government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble
be bouncing off the walls
North American informal be full of nervous excitement or agitation:the skiers were bouncing off the walls, they were so tired
bounce an idea off
informal share an idea with (someone) in order to refine it:he thrives on bouncing ideas off other people
on the bounce
as something rebounds:he caught the ball on the bounce
informal in quick succession:it’s nice to get four victories on the bounce
