bounce-back
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈbaʊnsˌbæk/
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rebote
- The rubber ball has a strong bounce-back after it hits the ground, making it fun to play with.
So they've actually bounced a light this way to get that, you know, bounce back reflection in the corner where it's too dark.
- So they've actually bounced a light this way to get that, you know, bounce back reflection in the corner where it's too dark.
Examples
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After hitting the pavement, the basketball took a sharp bounce-back and rolled towards the hoop.
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When I threw the ball against the wall, it made a loud sound as it bounce-back into my hands.
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- Your ball hooked into that cart... ...bounced back and hit you in the head.
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Additional panels directly behind these first seats keep the sound bouncing back to their ears.
Blog text (25) -
I watched helplessly as it bounced back onto the field.
Blog text (23) -
"Some surfaces deform and bounce back when pushed," Garcia said.
Academic text (2006) -
The rock bounced back and threw up a flume of sand where it landed.
Fiction book (2000) -
On a regular table, as in figure 1, when the ball hits the rim, it bounces back with the same energy it had before hitting the rim.
Academic text (1996) -
Fresh snow bounces back 84 percent of the light that hits it; warm, rounded crystals can reflect as little as 70 percent.
Blog text (5) -
When sunlight hits a glacier, most of it bounces back into space, instead of being absorbed by dark-blue oceans or green forests.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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3.1
An action of hitting or running the ball back in sport
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2.2
A light springy movement or a lively feeling in a person
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1.6
Movement of an object hitting a surface and coming back up
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3.3
A sudden move back after hitting something
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6.9
A backward movement after a hit that makes something bounce
A quick return to a previous level after a fall
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Bounce-back for a physical rebound is literal: bounce ('rebound') plus back ('return'), meaning the object comes back after it hits a surface. That's why we call the ball's return movement a bounce-back.