bounce
1. bounce \'bau.n(t)s\ vb [ME bounsen] obs 1: BEAT, BUMP 2: to cause to rebound {~ a ball} 3a: DISMISS, FIRE 3b: to expel precipitately from a place 1: to strike and rebound 2: to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly - usu. used with backX 3: to be returned by a bank as no good {his checks ~} 4a: to leap suddenly : BOUND 4b: to walk with springing steps 2. bounce n 1a: a sudden leap or bound 1b: REBOUND 2: BLUSTER 3: LIVELINESS, VERVE slang 4: a peremptory dismissal