Bounce — * Deflection, particularly of a solid object striking a surface In entertainment: * Bounce (film), a 2000 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * Bounce (musical), a 2003 musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman * Bounce music, a style of hip hop… … Wikipedia
jump — [n1] leap bob, bounce, bound, buck, canter, caper, capriole, dance, dive, drop, fall, gambade, gambol, hop, hopping, hurdle, jar, jerk, jolt, leapfrog, leapfrogging, leaping, lurch, nosedive, plummet, plunge, pounce, rise, saltation, shock, skip … New thesaurus
bounce — [bouns] vt. bounced, bouncing [ME bounsen, to thump; ? akin to Du bonzen & LowG bunsen, to thump, strike] 1. Archaic to bump or thump 2. to cause to hit against a surface so as to spring back [to bounce a ball ] ☆ 3. Slang to put (an undesirable… … English World dictionary
jump — [jump] vi. [< ?] 1. to move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using the leg muscles; leap; spring 2. to be moved with a jerk; bob; bounce 3. to parachute from an aircraft 4. to move, act, or react energetically or eagerly: often with… … English World dictionary
bounce — ► VERB 1) spring quickly up or away from a surface after hitting it. 2) move or jump up and down repeatedly. 3) (of light or sound) reflect back from a surface. 4) (bounce back) recover well after a setback or problem. 5) informal (of a cheque)… … English terms dictionary
bounce — [n] spring animation, bound, dynamism, elasticity, energy, give, go, life, liveliness, pep, rebound, recoil, resilience, springiness, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zip; concepts 150,411 bounce [v1] spring up; rebound backlash, bob, boomerang, bound … New thesaurus
jump — jump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {jumped} (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one s self… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. hop, leap, bound, spring, vault; start, twitch, jerk. See excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A leap up or across] Syn. skip, hop, leap, hopping, rise, upsurge, rising, pounce, lunge, leaping,… … English dictionary for students
bounce — bounce1 S3 [bauns] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ball/object)¦ 2¦(jump up and down)¦ 3¦(cheque)¦ 4¦(walk)¦ 5¦(something moves up and down)¦ 6¦(light/sound)¦ 7¦(email)¦ 8 bounce ideas off somebody 9¦(force somebody to leave)¦ Phrasal … Dictionary of contemporary English
bounce — Synonyms and related words: AM signal, CRT spot, DM display, Doppler signal, FM signal, Highland fling, IF signal, IM display, RF amplifier, RF echoes, RF signal, RF stage, adaptability, airiness, and jump, animation, ax, backfire, backlash,… … Moby Thesaurus
