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Meaning of bounce

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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