bounce

bounce
\ \ [13] Bounce is something of a mystery word. When it first appears in Middle English it means ‘hit’, and it does not acquire its modern sense ‘rebound’ until the late 16th century. There are similar words in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch bonsthump’, but there is no reason to suppose that any of them is actually the source of the English word. Many etymologists incline to the view that bounce is an independent onomatopoeic formation.

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  • Bounce — (englisch bounce ‚abprallen‘, ‚zurückwerfen‘) bezeichnet: Bounce (Bon Jovi), Album von Bon Jovi (2002) Bounce (Band), BOUNCE Bon Jovi Tributeband Bounce (Golf), spieltechnisch relevante Eigenschaft eines Golfschlägers Bounce (Magazin),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bounce — Album par Bon Jovi Sortie 8 octobre 2002 Enregistrement Sanctuary II Studio, New Jersey Durée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • bounce — [bouns] vt. bounced, bouncing [ME bounsen, to thump; ? akin to Du bonzen & LowG bunsen, to thump, strike] 1. Archaic to bump or thump 2. to cause to hit against a surface so as to spring back [to bounce a ball ] ☆ 3. Slang to put (an undesirable… …   English World dictionary

  • Bounce — 〈[baʊns] f. od. m.; ; unz.; Mus.〉 Art der Jazzmusik, bei der der Rhythmus besonders betont wird [zu engl. bounce „hopsen, springen“] * * * Bounce   [englisch/amerikanisch, baʊns; wörtlich »Sprung«], eine rhythmisch betonte, aber federnde Variante …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Bounce — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bounce puede referirse a: Bounce álbum de Bon Jovi Bounce película dirigida por Don Roos en el año 2001 Obtenido de Bounce Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • bounce — ► VERB 1) spring quickly up or away from a surface after hitting it. 2) move or jump up and down repeatedly. 3) (of light or sound) reflect back from a surface. 4) (bounce back) recover well after a setback or problem. 5) informal (of a cheque)… …   English terms dictionary

  • Bounce — Bounce, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound. [1913 Webster] 2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. [1913 Webster] The bounce burst open the door. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bounce — Bounce, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bouncing}.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bounce — Bounce, adv. With a sudden leap; suddenly. [1913 Webster] This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. Bickerstaff. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bounce — bounce·able; bounce; bounce·ably; …   English syllables

  • bounce — [n] spring animation, bound, dynamism, elasticity, energy, give, go, life, liveliness, pep, rebound, recoil, resilience, springiness, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zip; concepts 150,411 bounce [v1] spring up; rebound backlash, bob, boomerang, bound …   New thesaurus

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