Word a Day
bounce
What does bounce mean?
bounce (verb): spring back; spring away from an impact.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use bounce in a sentence?
- The rubber ball bounced. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce bounce?
/baʊns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bounce come from?
From Middle English bounsen, bunsen (“to beat, thump”), cognate with Scots bunce, bonce (“to bounce”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “bounce” mean?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
Not quite: that's what forget means.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
Not quite: that's what visit means.
to use or experience the sense of touch
Not quite: that's what feel means.
spring back; spring away from an impact
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