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bounce
noun
1. A rebound.
2. A sudden bound, spring, or leap.
3. Chiefly British Loud, arrogant speech; bluster.
4. Slang Expulsion; dismissal.
5. Spirit; liveliness.
phrasal-verb
1. Bounce back To recover quickly, as from a setback: The patient bounced back to good health.
verb
1. To hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder.
2. To walk with springing steps.
3. To leap suddenly .
4. To be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account .
5. To recover from a blow or a defeat quickly .
verb-intransitive
1. Baseball To hit a ground ball to an infielder: The batter bounced out to the shortstop.
2. To be sent back by a bank as valueless: a check that bounced.
3. To bound: children bouncing into the room.
4. To move jerkily; bump: The car bounced over the potholes.
5. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
verb-transitive
1. Slang To dismiss from employment. See Synonyms at dismiss.
2. Slang To expel by force.
3. To cause to strike an object or a surface and rebound: bounce a ball on the sidewalk.
4. To present or propose for comment or approval. Often used with off: bounced a few ideas off my boss.
5. To write (a check) on an overdrawn bank account.
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bounce | 10 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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bo | 4 |
un | 2 |
on | 2 |
oe | 2 |
nu | 2 |
no | 2 |
ne | 2 |
be | 4 |
en | 2 |
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eon | 3 |
one | 3 |
obe | 5 |
nub | 5 |
nob | 5 |
neb | 5 |
ecu | 5 |
eco | 5 |
cue | 5 |
cub | 7 |
con | 5 |
cob | 7 |
ben | 5 |
bun | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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cube | 8 |
unco | 6 |
unbe | 6 |
once | 6 |
bone | 6 |
cone | 6 |
ebon | 6 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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bonce | 9 |
bunco | 9 |
ounce | 7 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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bounce | 10 |