Word Finder - bouncing

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To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

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

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

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He bounces nervously on his chair.

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

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He bounced the child on his knee.

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To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.

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I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.

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To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.

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She bounced happily into the room.

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To move rapidly (between).

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(of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

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We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.

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To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account).

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He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.

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To leave.

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Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.

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To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

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(sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.

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(air combat) To attack unexpectedly.

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The squadron was bounced north of the town.

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To turn power off and back on; to reset

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See if it helps to bounce the router.

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(of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.

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The girl in the bar told me her address was thirsty@example.com, but my mail to that address bounced back to me.

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To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.

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The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.

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(skydiving) To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.

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After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. BSBD.

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(sound recording) To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.

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Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two.

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To bully; to scold.

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To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.

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To boast; to bluster.

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The act of something that bounces.

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Healthy; vigorous.

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a bouncing baby girl

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Excessively big; whopping

Fred's changed his bow tie three times and you're bouncing around here like a November turkey.

Destiny spotted him first and stood on her chair, bouncing up and down with excitement.

It shot off the counter, hitting the block wall and bouncing off to roll across the floor and stop at Carmen's feet.

She grabbed the closest object, a brass paperweight, and hurled it at him, bouncing it off a picture of her shaking hands with the late governor, sending glass flying.

The box can be filled with packing material to keep the gift from bouncing around.

The rear end of the car danced sideways, bouncing like a horse kicking up its heels.

They were missing and the only person who gave a damn was Mrs. Wassermann, the mother of the bouncing boys.

Johnny Jump Up or Bouncing Swing-These have been around for a while, but the newer models are designed so much better.

Click the trapdoor to close it and send a red ball bouncing around.

They both lost their footing at the top of one wave and tumbled into a valley, bouncing against the rubbery trough.

Whether low or high impact activities are involved, the job of a sports bra is to keep the chest area locked in to prevent the breasts from bouncing.

Breast tissue is sensitive, and the constant impact induced by bouncing can damage the elasticity of the breasts.

Though this tightness may control bouncing, in the long run it can lead to more distressing issues.

The Bungee Bouncer is a toy that "plays back" with your cat through its bouncing action.

Consumers are faced with the potential of bouncing checks they may already have in the works.

How these different types of snowflakes make it to mother earth and how they fit together once they land can determine whether you'll be bouncing through three feet of light powder snow or submarining under two feet of wet slush.

Have a ball at graduation - Blow up a beach ball and start bouncing it back and forth at graduation.

If all the air turbulence is bouncing on the ceiling, you won't be getting much benefit down below.

Another feature you can get to counteract the glare from the sun bouncing off of the snow is a pair of polarized lenses.

At it's heart, the game was a trivia game and when you answered a question right, you were rewarded with real videos of topless girls going various things, like bouncing on Rocket Balls.

The Ricochet mode contains a bouncing rectangle with the game in the middle bouncing off the sides of the screen.

Basically, bouncing is when you take the inside line on an opponent in a turn and push them into the wall without heavy consequences.

A master of Spanish Ninjitsu, Savate, and Zapota, Vega uses his claw to slash at his opponents when he is not busy climbing up or bouncing off (invisible) walls.

This means jumping from cars, bouncing off of walls or climbing on whatever is around them in order to score points and earn a reputation.

You get bonus points for bouncing out large numbers of balls at once either by causing a chain reaction or by forming rows of four or more balls.

You can also set up V formations so that moving one ball makes it the third in two diagonals, which results in all five balls bouncing out and your score going up.

The problem only occurred if your call had to switch towers; the phone had trouble bouncing the call so you stayed connected.

Examples of appropriate activities for this age group include rolling and bouncing a ball, jumping, hopping, skipping, mimicking animal movements, and pedaling a tricycle.

Frequency-Sound, whether traveling through air or the human body, produces vibrations-molecules bouncing into each other-as the sound wave travels along.

Eating small, frequent meals and spreading carbohydrate intake throughout the day may help keep blood glucose levels from bouncing too high or too low.

If you're a teacher, a graduate student or a professional in science, math or education, all that knowledge bouncing around in your head can be put to good use as an online tutor.

Much of this has to do with the reflection of light (in this case, the sun's light) bouncing off of the material.

Maybe you've had the idea for the next great American novel bouncing around your head for years, or perhaps you have an expertise in a certain area that you think others would like to learn more about.

On those rainy or wintry days that have the kids bouncing off the walls, why not try the following indoor kids' fun and games?

If your ball goes out of the play area before bouncing in the grid, you're out of the game.

The manufacturer's website shows the camera bouncing down the stairs, and it's waterproof.

Check for light bouncing off windows, cars or other objects.

Bouncing checks, paying for overdue DVDs, not having enough change for the meter, which results in a multi-dollar parking ticket - these are just extra taxes on your hard-earned income.

Free Saver has an assortment of screensavers that includes dancing dinosaurs, flying 3D dragons, animated astrological signs, buzzing bees, and bouncing bunnies.

This will ensure the image is both something you will want on your body for the rest of your life and something different from the thousands of other heart tattoos bouncing around in the world.

Man had developed in his knowledge that early engineering came about through the means of noticing the sun bouncing off of cliffs and discovering that that could be simulated through the sundial.

The combination of a nice warm and cozy bed with the prospect of a day at school ahead is one that can send a youngster snuggling under the bedclothes instead of bouncing out of bed.

Does the child enjoy swinging, bouncing on your lap or similar activities?

It would not make your business look very professional if you were bouncing checks to suppliers or to distributors.

Soapwort, or Bouncing Bet, is probably the most well known of these plants.

Normally, bouncing lightly on the ball will help your posture line up.

More popularly known as the Urban Rebounding System, those who choose to become an Urban Rebounder are in for a bouncing ride.

Urban Rebounders are told by the product's advertisers they will melt away pounds by bouncing just 20 minutes a day, three times a week.

Bouncing on a trampoline beats the treadmill any day, and it undoubtedly provides a great cardio workout for those looking to keep their heart healthy and their energy level up.

Stretches should be long, slow extensions of the body - never bouncing, never forcing the body to go further than it wants to release.