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Word: Bounce
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English bunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’
baʊns
(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it
Short Definition:rebound after hitting something
Examples:- the ball bounced away and he chased it
- he was bouncing the ball against the wall
jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy
Short Definition:jump up and down
Examples:- Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress
(of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it
Short Definition:(of cheque) be returned by bank
Examples:- a further two cheques of £160 also bounced
eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
Short Definition:eject troublemaker
pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli
Short Definition:pressurize into doing something
Examples:- the government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble
Word: Bounce
Speech Type: Noun
baʊns
a rebound of a ball or other object
Short Definition:rebound of ball
Examples:- the wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce
an act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily
Short Definition:jump or jerky movement
Examples:- every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact
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