Definizione monolingua

bounce

bounce (third-person singular simple present bounces, present participle bouncing, simple past and past participle bounced)

1. (intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

   The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.

2. (intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

   He bounces nervously on his chair.

3. (transitive) To cause to move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

   He bounced the kid on his knee.

4. (intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

   We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.

5. (transitive, informal) To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against ones account).

   He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.

6. (intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular) To leave.

   Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.

7. (intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular) (sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.
8. (transitive, air combat) To attack unexpectedly.

   The squadron was bounced north of the town.

9. (intransitive, electronics) To turn power off and back on; to reset

   See if it helps to bounce the router.

10. (intransitive, Internet, of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.

    What’s your new email address – the old one bounces.

    The girl in the bar told me her address is thirsty@example.com, but my mail to that address bounced back to me.

11. (intransitive, aviation) To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.

    The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.

bounce (plural bounces)

1. A change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
2. A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
3. An email return with any error.
4. The sack, licensing
5. A bang, boom
6. A genre of New Orleans music.
7. (slang, African American Vernacular) Drugs.
8. (slang, African American Vernacular) Swagger.
9. (slang, African American Vernacular) A good beat.
10. (slang, African American Vernacular) A talent for leaping.

    Them pro-ballers got bounce!

Definizione dizionario bounce

	rimbalzo
	change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle
	movement up and down

	rimbalzare
	change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle

balzo

licenziare

sbalzare

slancio

Altri significati:

move quickly up and down

(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

To spring away from an impact.

(slang, African American Vernacular) A talent for leaping.

of a cheque/check: to be refused

(intransitive, Internet, of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.

(intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular) To leave.

(slang, African American Vernacular) A 'good' beat.

A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

(intransitive, aviation) To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.

sack, licensing

(intransitive, electronics) To turn power off and back on; to reset

(transitive, informal) To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account).

A change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

(intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

A genre of New Orleans music.

(slang, African American Vernacular) Drugs.

cause to move quickly up and down

(intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular) To have sexual intercourse.

(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

A bang, boom

(slang, African American Vernacular) Swagger.

(transitive, air combat) To attack unexpectedly.

The sack, licensing

An email return with any error.