| Bounce (bounce) |
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| v. i. | ((?)) |
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| Bounce |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Bounced (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Bouncing (&?]).] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike,
bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of
imitativ |
To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make
a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously;
to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
To boast; to talk big; to bluster.
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| Bounce (bounce) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Bounce |
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To
drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to
toss.
To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge
unceremoniously, as from employment.
To bully; to scold.
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| Bounce (bounce) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bounce |
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A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or
thump.
An explosion, or the noise of one.
Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious
exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
A dogfish of Europe
(Scyllium catulus).
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| Bounce (bounce) |
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| adv. | |
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| Bounce |
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With a sudden leap;
suddenly.
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