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B — Book to Branch (Part 6 of 11)

Bounce, n.

    1. Knock, thump, sudden blow.
    2. Bound, leap, jump, spring.
    3. (Colloq.) Boast, vaunt, brag.
    4. (Colloq.) Falsehood, lie, bouncer, whoppen

Bounce, v. n.

    1. Bolt, leap, or spring suddenly.
    2. Rebound, recoil.
    3. Knock, thump. See beat.

Bounce, v. a. Thrust, drive against.

Bouncer, n. (Colloq.)

    1. Roaster. See blusterer.
    2. Falsehood, lie, whopper, bounce.
    3. Giant, strapper, huge fellow, huge specimen.

Bouncing, a. (Colloq.) Stout, lusty, strong, portly, burly, huge, great, strapping.

Bound, n.

    1. Limit, bourn, border, confine. See boundary.
    2. Leap, jump, spring, bounce.

Bound, v. a. Limit, border, terminate, circumscribe.

Bound, v. n.

    1. Jump, leap, spring.
    2. Rebound, spring back.