bounce

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. rebound, recoil; leap; slang, eject (See ejection).

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To rebound]

Syn. ricochet, recoil, carom, glance off, spring back, leap, hop, skip, bob, buck, jump, bound, jerk up and down, snap back, fly back, bounce back, kick back, boomerang, backlash, jounce; see also jump 4 .

2. [To move suddenly]

Syn. spring, hop, leap, jump, bolt, vault, bound; see also jump 1 .

3. [*To discharge from one's employ or establishment]

Syn. eject, oust, fire; see dismiss 1 , 2 , oust .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. spring back rebound, bob, bound, recoil, jump, hop, carom, ricochet.

2. jounce jolt, shake.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To spring back after colliding with something: rebound. See APPROACH, MOVE. 2. To move in a lively way: bound1, jump, leap, spring. See MOVE. 3. Slang. To put out by force: bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out. Informal: chuck. Slang: boot1 (out), kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho), send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See KEEP. 4. Slang. To end the employment or service of: cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate. Informal: ax, fire, pink-slip. Slang: boot1, can, sack1. Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door. See KEEP. II noun 1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. Informal: ginger, pep, peppiness. Slang: oomph. See ACTION. 2. An act of bouncing or a bouncing movement: bound1, rebound. See APPROACH, MOVE. 3. A sudden lively movement: bound1, jump, leap, spring. See MOVE. 4. The quality or state of being flexible: ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness, suppleness. Obsolete: flexure. See FLEXIBLE. 5. The ability to recover quickly from depression or discouragement: buoyancy, elasticity, resilience, resiliency. See ABILITY. 6. Slang. The act of ejecting or the state of being ejected: dismissal, ejection, ejectment, eviction, expulsion, ouster. Slang: boot1. See KEEP. 7. Slang. The act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed from employment: discharge, dismissal, termination. Informal: ax. Slang: boot1, sack1. See KEEP.