Synonyms: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce, bound
Definition: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Definition: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
Usage: he advanced in a series of jumps; the jumping was unexpected
Synonyms: bounce, bounciness
Definition: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Similar words: snap, elasticity
Definition: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Usage: the waistband had lost its snap
Definition: rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Similar words: recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
Definition: a movement back from an impact
Synonyms: bounce
Definition: hit something so that it bounces
Usage: bounce a ball
Synonyms: bounce
Definition: eject from the premises
Usage: The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club
Similar words: exclude, boot out, chuck out, eject, turf out, turn out
Definition: put out or expel from a place
Usage: The unruly student was excluded from the game
Synonyms: spring, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, take a hop
Definition: spring back; spring away from an impact
Usage: The rubber ball bounced; These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Similar words: spring, jump, leap, bound
Definition: move forward by leaps and bounds
Usage: The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?
Definition: move up and down repeatedly
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: bounce
Definition: leap suddenly
Usage: He bounced to his feet
Similar words: spring, jump, leap, bound
Definition: move forward by leaps and bounds
Usage: The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?
Synonyms: bounce
Definition: refuse to accept and send back
Usage: bounce a check
Similar words: turn down, decline, pass up, refuse, reject
Definition: refuse to accept
Usage: He refused my offer of hospitality
Synonyms: bounce
Definition: come back after being refused
Usage: the check bounced
Similar words: return
Definition: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Usage: return to your native land; the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean