BOUNCE Synonyms

• a movement back from an impact

• a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

• the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• return to a former condition

• the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

• a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed

• a natural flow of ground water

• a point at which water issues forth

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• develop into a distinctive entity

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• develop suddenly

• produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly

• a former monetary unit in Great Britain

• a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around

• a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

• a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

• a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

• a short or shortened tail of certain animals

• a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)

• move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement

• ride a bobsled

• remove or shorten the tail of an animal

• make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect

• cut hair in the style of a bob

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• an abrupt transition

• a sudden and decisive increase

• the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

• jump down from an elevated point

• cause to jump or leap

• a glancing rebound

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• improve in health

• some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• an unexpected piece of good luck

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• a pause from doing something (as work)

• the act of breaking something

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• breaking of hard tissue such as bone

• the occurrence of breaking

• an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)

• the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

• (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a sudden dash

• any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare

• an escape from jail

• terminate or end

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• render inoperable or ineffective

• ruin completely

• destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• move away or escape suddenly

• scatter or part

• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

• prevent completion

• enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

• make submissive, obedient, or useful

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• surpass in excellence

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• come into being

• stop operating or functioning

• interrupt a continued activity

• make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

• curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves

• lessen in force or effect

• be broken in

• come to an end

• vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity

• cause to give up a habit

• give up

• come forth or begin from a state of latency

• happen or take place

• cause the failure or ruin of

• invalidate by judicial action

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

• reduce to bankruptcy

• change directions suddenly

• emerge from the surface of a body of water

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• do a break dance

• exchange for smaller units of money

• destroy the completeness of a set of related items

• make the opening shot that scatters the balls

• separate from a clinch, in boxing

• go to pieces

• break a piece from a whole

• become punctured or penetrated

• pierce or penetrate

• be released or become known; of news

• cease an action temporarily

• interrupt the flow of current in

• undergo breaking

• find a flaw in

• find the solution or key to

• change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

• happen

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• crack; of the male voice in puberty

• fall sharply

• fracture a bone of

• diminish or discontinue abruptly

• weaken or destroy in spirit or body

• a glancing rebound

• a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

• rebound after hitting

• make a carom

• a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

• a device that launches aircraft from a warship

• an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

• shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

• hurl as if with a sling

• a usually brief attempt

• a brief indulgence of your impulses

• the act of flinging

• throw with force or recklessness

• move in an abrupt or headlong manner

• indulge oneself

• throw or cast away

• the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)

• twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer

• an informal dance where popular music is played

• jump lightly

• move quickly from one place to another

• travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.

• traverse as if by a short airplane trip

• jump across

• make a jump forward or upward

• a sudden and decisive increase

• an abrupt transition

• (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

• a sudden involuntary movement

• descent with a parachute

• the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• make a sudden physical attack on

• increase suddenly and significantly

• be highly noticeable

• enter eagerly into

• rise in rank or status

• jump down from an elevated point

• run off or leave the rails

• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

• cause to jump or leap

• start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

• bypass

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

• go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

• a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

• the act of propelling with force

• set up or found

• propel with force

• launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

• begin with vigor

• get going; give impetus to

• smoothen the surface of

• a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

• a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

• hit with a pinging noise

• sound like a car engine that is firing too early

• make a short high-pitched sound

• contact, usually in order to remind of something

• send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a planned undertaking

• communicate vividly

• extend out or project in space

• transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

• project on a screen

• cause to be heard

• draw a projection of

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• put or send forth

• throw, send, or cast forward

• regard as objective

• cause to move forward with force

• give an incentive for action

• a gait in which steps and hops alternate

• a mistake resulting from neglect

• bypass

• intentionally fail to attend

• jump lightly

• leave suddenly

• bound off one point after another

• cause to skip over a surface

• a burial chamber (usually underground)

• a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables

• an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof

• the act of jumping over an obstacle

• jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

• bound vigorously

• The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.

• To make a boing sound or bouncing motion.