The ball bounced up and down for an amazingly long time.
•I bounced up and down in the back of that truck for almost an hour.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bounce — I n. 1) a bounce to (there s a bounce to his walk) 2) on the bounce (to catch a ball on the bounce; to hit on the first bounce) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to bounce out of (she bounced out of the chair) 2) (d; intr.) to bounce to (he bounced to his… … Combinatory dictionary
bounce — 1 verb 1 MOVE FROM A SURFACE (I, T) if a ball or other object bounces, it immediately moves away from a surface it has just hit, or you make it move in this way (+ off): The ball bounced off the crossbar and into the net. | bounce sth on/against… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bounce — 01. The basketball [bounced] off the backboard, and dropped into the net. 02. The children were [bouncing] a rubber ball against the side of the house. 03. The rocks [bounced] down the hillside before coming to a rest in a stream. 04. Bats find… … Grammatical examples in English
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
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 — bounce1 [ bauns ] verb ** ▸ 1 hit surface ▸ 2 move up and down ▸ 3 be reflected ▸ 4 when check is not paid ▸ 5 move energetically ▸ 6 when email comes back ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a ball or other object bounces, or if you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bounce — [[t]ba͟ʊns[/t]] bounces, bouncing, bounced 1) V ERG When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it. [V n prep] I bounced a ball against the house... [V n]… … English dictionary
bounce — I UK [baʊns] / US verb Word forms bounce : present tense I/you/we/they bounce he/she/it bounces present participle bouncing past tense bounced past participle bounced ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a ball or other object bounces, or if you… … English dictionary
bounce back phrasal — verb (I) to feel better quickly or become successful again after having a lot of problems: In spite of the difficulties we always managed to bounce back. | Becker bounced back in the second set. 2 noun 1 (C) the action of moving up and down on a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bounce — [baʊns] verb I 1) [I/T] if a ball or other object bounces, or if you bounce it, it hits a surface then immediately moves away The ball bounced twice before hitting the net.[/ex] Hailstones were bouncing off the roof.[/ex] Josh bounced the ball… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
