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Bounce (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing (&unr_;).] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.]
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1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
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Another bounces as hard as he can knock. Swift.
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Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. Dryden.
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2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
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Out bounced the mastiff. Swift.
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Bounced off his arm+chair. Thackeray.
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3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]
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Bounce, v. t. 1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. Swift.
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2. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
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3. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.]
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4. To bully; to scold. [Collog.] J. Fletcher.
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Bounce (&unr_;), n.
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1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
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2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
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The bounce burst open the door. Dryden.
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3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]
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4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. Johnson. De Quincey.&unr_;
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5. (Zo&ö;l.) A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
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Bounce, adv. With a sudden leap; suddenly.
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This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. Bickerstaff.
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