Bounce

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• Deflection (physics), the event where an object collides with and bounces against a plane surface

Contents

• 1 Music
• 2 Other media
• 3 Sports
• 4 Technology
• 5 Other uses
• 6 See also

Music

• Bounce music, a style of hip hop music that originated in New Orleans
• Bouncy techno or bounce, a style of UK rave hardcore dance music
• Bounce (musical), the original title of Road Show, a musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
• Bounce (album), an album by Bon Jovi
  • "Bounce" (Bon Jovi song), a song from the album
• Bounce (Terence Blanchard album), or the title song
• "Bounce" (Hadouken! song)
• "Bounce" (Sarah Connor song)
• "Bounce" (Tarkan song)
• "Bounce", a song by Aaron Carter from Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
• "Bounce", a song by The Cab from Whisper War
• "Bounce", a song by the Jonas Brothers
• "Bounce", a song by Katchafire
• "Bounce", a song by LMFAO from Party Rock
• "Bounce", a song by MSTRKRFT
• "Bounce", a song by Rosette from Uh Oh
• "Bounce", a song by System of a Down from Toxicity
• "Bounce", a song by Timbaland from Shock Value

Other media

• Bounce (film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck
• The Bounce (TV series), an Australian sports show
• Bounce Streetdance Company, a Swedish dance company
• CHBN-FM (91.7 The Bounce), a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• CJCH-FM (101.3 The Bounce), a radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Mr. Bounce, a character from the Mr. Men series of children's books
• Bounce (TV series), a children's program on the PBS Kids Sprout network
• Bounce FM, a fictional radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Sports

• Bounce (jump), a type of fence in equestrian events
• Bounce (golf), a term referring to the shape of the head on certain golf clubs
• Running bounce, a skill in Australian rules football
• Ball-up, or bounce, a method of restarting play in Australian rules football

Technology

• Bounce (network), a networking term for masking connections, or sometimes a synonym for reset when applied as a verb to a server
• Bounce message, an automated message sent when e-mail delivery fails
• Contact bounce, a common problem with mechanical switches and relays
• Ping pong recording technique, or bouncing, a method used in sound recording
• Bounce, a computer virus

Other uses

• Bounce (banking), to tender a check for which one has non-sufficient funds, or the return of such a check
• Methylenedioxypyrovalerone or Bounce, a psychoactive drug
• Bounce (fabric softener), an American brand of fabric softener sheet produced by Procter & Gamble
• Bounce, a dog owned by Alexander Pope

See also

• All pages beginning with "bounc"
• All pages with titles containing "bounc"
• Bouncer (disambiguation)

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Verb

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 one's 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.

Synonyms

• (change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle): bounce back, rebound
• (move quickly up and down): bob