🏀bounce

verb
/baʊns/

Meaning

to spring back after hitting something; to rebound.

Example Sentences

The ball bounced off the wall and hit the window.

Example Expressions

bounce back

Synonyms

rebound, spring, ricochet, leap, jump

Antonyms

fall, drop, sink

Collocations

bounce off, bounce back, bounce a ball, bounce ideas

More Example Sentences

My cheque has bounced — what should I do?

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from failure and move forward.

Related Vocabularies

to expect and desire that something will happen
To produce or provide something; to give way or surrender.
to breathe in; to draw air into the lungs
To give in to pressure, temptation, or illness; to yield or fail to resist.
to raise something to a higher standard, improve
to give an order authoritatively; to control or direct

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