bounced

5 definitions • 9 examples

past simple and past participle of

to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface:

bounce off The ball bounced off the goalpost and into the net.

figurative Television pictures from all over the world are bounced off satellites (= are sent to and returned from them).

She bounced the ball quickly.

Her bag bounced (= moved up and down) against her side as she walked.

bounce someone/something on something He bounced the baby on his knee.

The children had broken the bed by bouncing (= jumping up and down) on it.

to move in an energetic and enthusiastic manner:

bounce in Tom bounced in, smiling broadly.

to (cause a cheque to) not be paid or accepted by a bank because there is no money in the account:

I had to pay a penalty fee when my cheque bounced.

To my horror the bank bounced the cheque.

If an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem.