BOUNCING

To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

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

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

Example: "He bounces nervously on his chair."

To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.

Example: "He bounced the child on his knee."

To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.

Example: "I'm meeting bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range."

To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.

Example: "She bounced happily into the room."

To move rapidly (between).

(of a cheque/check) to be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

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

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

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

To leave.

Example: "Let’s wrap this up, i gotta bounce."

To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

(sometimes employing the preposition with) to have sexual intercourse.

(air combat) to attack unexpectedly.

Example: "The squadron was bounced north of the town."

To turn power off and back on; to reset

Example: "See if it helps to bounce the router."

(of an e-mail message or address) to return undelivered.

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

To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.

Example: "The student pilot bounced several times during his landing."

(skydiving) to land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.

Example: "After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. bsbd."

(sound recording) to mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.

Example: "Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two."

To bully; to scold.

To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.

To boast; to bluster.