bounce synonyms

bounce

v.

  1. To rebound

    ricochet, recoil, carom, glance off, spring back, leap, hop, skip, bob, buck, jump, bound, jerk up and down, snap back, fly back, bounce back, kick back, boomerang, backlash, jounce; see also jump 4.

  2. To move suddenly

    spring, hop, leap, jump, bolt, vault, bound; see also jump 1.

  3. *To discharge from one's employ or establishment

    eject, oust, fire; see dismiss 1, 2, oust.

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