[{"word":"bounces","phonetic":"/ˈbaʊnsɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈbaʊnsɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An email return with any error.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The sack, licensing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A bang, boom.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A drink based on brandyW.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A genre of New Orleans music.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Drugs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Swagger.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A 'good' beat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A talent for leaping.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Them pro-ballers got bounce!"}],"synonyms":["rebound","bob","bobbing","bouncing","mad ups","ups"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch."},{"definition":"To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He bounces nervously on his chair."},{"definition":"To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He bounced the child on his knee."},{"definition":"To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range."},{"definition":"To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She bounced happily into the room."},{"definition":"To move rapidly (between).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced."},{"definition":"To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday."},{"definition":"To leave.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce."},{"definition":"To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(air combat) To attack unexpectedly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The squadron was bounced north of the town."},{"definition":"To turn power off and back on; to reset","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"See if it helps to bounce the router."},{"definition":"(of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The girl in the bar told me her address was thirsty@example.com, but my mail to that address bounced back to me."},{"definition":"To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The student pilot bounced several times during his landing."},{"definition":"(skydiving) To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. BSBD."},{"definition":"(sound recording) To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two."},{"definition":"To bully; to scold.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To boast; to bluster.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bounce back","rebound","bang","do it","have sex","bob"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bounce","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bounces"]}]