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.

Kids Definition bounce 1 of 2 verb ˈbau̇n (t)s bounced; bouncing 1 a : to cause to rebound

He bounced across the room to greet them. Topics Personal qualities c2 cheque [intransitive, transitive] bounce (something) (informal) if a cheque bounces, or a bank bounces it, the bank refuses to accept …

Define bounced. bounced synonyms, bounced pronunciation, bounced translation, English dictionary definition of bounced. v. bounced , bounc·ing , bounc·es v. intr. 1. To rebound after having struck an …

bounce back to recover quickly. After losing the first game of the double-header, the team bounced back to win the second.

to move or walk in a lively, exuberant, or energetic manner: She bounced into the room. to move along in a lively manner, repeatedly striking the surface below and rebounding: The box bounced down the …

If something bounces or if something bounces it, it swings or moves up and down. Her long black hair bounced as she walked. The car was bouncing up and down as if someone were jumping on it.

Other forms: bounced; bouncing; bounces Bounce is a word for an up and down movement or recovery — like a ball's bounce on the pavement or the stock market's rise after a crash.

5 days ago · He bounced the child on his knee. The children were bouncing a ball against a wall.

She bounced back [= recovered] easily from her surgery. After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games.