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 music that originated in New Orleans
* Bounce FM, a fictional radio station in the 2004 video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"
* "Bounce" (album), a 2002 album by Bon Jovi
** "Bounce" (Bon Jovi song), a song from the album
* "Bounce" (song), a 2005 single by Turkish pop singer Tarkan
* "Bounce" (Sarah Connor song), a 2003 single by German artist Sarah Connor
* A song by Timbaland from his 2007 album "Timbaland Presents Shock Value"
* A song by System of a Down from their 2001 album "Toxicity"
* A song by Aaron Carter from his 2000 album "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
* A song by Katchafire from their 2003 album "Revival"
* A series of children's programming, segments of which are broadcast on the PBS Kids Sprout cable-television network

In sports:
* Bounce (jump), a type of fence in equestrian events
* Bounce (golf), a term referring to the shape of the head on certain golf clubs
* Running bounce, a skill in Australian rules football
* Ball-up, a method of restarting play in Australian rules football

In technology:
* Bounce (network), a networking term for masking connections, or sometimes a synonym for "reset" when applied as a verb to a server
* Bounce message, sent when e-mail delivery fails
* Contact bounce, a common problem with mechanical switches and relays

In other:
* Bounce (banking), to tender a check for which one has non-sufficient funds, or the return of such a check
* Bounce (fabric softener), an American brand of fabric softener sheet produced by Procter & Gamble
* Bounce (texture), in mouthfeel, the rate at which a foodstuff returns to its original shape after partial compression
* Bounce was the pet dog of poet Alexander Pope
* An uptick in a candidate's polling numbers during a political campaign.

ee also

* Bouncer