| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. With a bounce.[Websters]
2. In a vaulted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a disabling manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a disabled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a blustering manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a branching manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a vigorous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a spanking or offending manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an ascending or soaring manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective bouncing.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Bouncing) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb bounce.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bounce) | 1. Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced".[Wordnet]. 2. Hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball".[Wordnet]. 3. Move up and down repeatedly.[Wordnet]. 4. Come back after being refused; "the check bounced".[Wordnet]. 5. Leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet".[Wordnet]. 6. Refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check".[Wordnet]. 7. Eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club".[Wordnet]. 8. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.[Websters]. 9. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.[Websters]. 10. To boast; to talk big; to bluster.[Websters]. 11. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.[Websters]. 12. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.[Websters]. 13. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.[Websters]. 14. To bully; to scold.[Websters]. 15. Base verb from the following inflections: bouncing, bounced, bounces, bouncer, bouncers, bouncingly and bouncedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BOUNCINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BOUNCINGLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] Boastingly. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: bounce
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Big Bounce | The Big Bang was merely the beginning of a period of expansion that followed a period of contraction. In this view, one could talk of a Big Crunch followed by a Big Bang, or more simply, a Big Bounce. (references) | ||
| Bounce back | Improve in health. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bounce message | A bounce message, or Delivery Status Notification (DSN) message or, simply, a bounce is an automated electronic mail message from the receiver's mail system, the message tells the sender that the message could not be delivered. The original message is said to have bounced. (references) | ||
| Bounce out | Bounce a ball so that it becomes an out. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Cherry bounce | Cherry brandy and sugar. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Dead cat bounce | A dead cat bounce is a term used in market economics to describe a pattern wherein a sharp rise in the price of a stock follows a spectacular fall, with the connotation that the rise does not indicate improving circumstances. It is derived from the notion that "even a dead cat will bounce if it falls hard enough". (references) | ||
| FTP bounce attack | In the field of computer networking and security, the FTP bounce attack is an exploit of the FTP protocol whereby an attacker is able to use the PORT command to request access to ports indirectly through the use of the victim machine as a middle man for the request. (references) | ||
| Give the bounce | Terminate a relationship abruptly. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Ground bounce | In electronic engineering, ground bounce is a phenomenon associated with transistor switching where the gate voltage can appear to be less than the local ground potential, causing the unstable operation of a logic gate. (references) | ||
| Infinite bounce | Infinite bounce is a quiz format. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: bounce
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bottom bounce | Mining | Technique by which sonar impulses are reflected off the ocean bottom one or more times before reaching the target. Also refers to diving. (references) | |
| Bounce cast | Mining | Casts of short grooves (up to 5 cm) widest and deepest in middle and fading out at both ends; presumably formed by objects grazing against bottom and rebounding. See also: impact cast. (references) | |
| Bounce dive | Geography | A short non-saturation dive beginning and ending at the surface. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bounce Frequency | Physics | The average frequency of oscillation of a particle trapped in a magnetic mirror as it bounces back and forth between its "turning points" in regions of high magnetic field. (See also trapped particle, turning points, banana orbit). (references) | |
| Bounce light | Business | Flash or tungsten light reflected off ceilings or walls to give the effect of natural or available light. (references) | |
| Bounce message | Computing | Bounce message A notification message returned to the sender by a site unable to relay e-mail to the intended recipient or the next link in a bang path. Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled user name or a down relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's apprentice mode and software laser. The terms "bounce mail" and "barfmail" are also common. [Jargon File] (1994-11-29). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.. | |
| Bounce message | Computing | Bounce message n. [common] Notification message returned to sender by a site unable to relay email to the intended {Internet address recipient or the next link in a bang path (see bounce, sense 1). Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled username or a down relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's apprentice mode and software laser. The terms `bounce mail' and `barfmail' are also common. Source: Jargon File.. | |
| Bounce table | Aerospace | A testing device which subjects devices and components to impacts such as might be encountered in accidental dropping. (references) | |
| Forearm bounce pass | Sports & Leisure | The --. . . is used for recovering a loose ball, a hard driven serve received below the waist or a spike in cases where it is impossible to get under the ball for the safe. . . overhead pass. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Let's bounce | Slang | Verb. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: The term "bounce" means to spring back, rebound. Context: Used when someone is seen jumping up and down or making quick movements upwards. Social Source: East coast neo-hippies. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | |
| One-hand bounce pass | Sports & Leisure | The < dig" or --. . . is a recovery shot used for a ball that is received low and off to the side of a player. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| To bounce | Slang in 1811 | TO BOUNCE. To brag or hector; also to tell an improbable story. To bully a man out of any thing. The kiddey bounced the swell of the blowen; the lad bullied the gentleman out of the girl. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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