bounce

1. v. i. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly. Source: opted

2. v. i. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room. Source: opted

3. v. i. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. Source: opted

4. v. t. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. Source: opted

5. v. t. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss. Source: opted

6. v. t. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. Source: opted

7. v. t. To bully; to scold. Source: opted

8. n. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound. Source: opted

9. n. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. Source: opted

10. n. An explosion, or the noise of one. Source: opted

11. n. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. Source: opted

12. n. A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus). Source: opted

13. adv. With a sudden leap; suddenly. Source: opted

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