verb

bounce

Translation

to bounce, to rebound, to leap

The ball bounced high into the air.

The children love to bounce on the bed.

My email bounced back because the address was wrong.

((sth.)) to cause (sth.) to rebound He bounced the ball against the wall.

((on sth.)) to jump repeatedly up and down on (sth.) The kids bounced on the trampoline.

((off sth.)) to rebound from (sth.) The light bounced off the mirror.

Synonyms: rebound, jump, leap

Likely from Middle Dutch 'bonsen' (to thump, beat), of onomatopoeic origin.

Imagine the sound a basketball makes: 'bounce, bounce, bounce'.