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to bounce

to bounce

10 7.0
To force someone to leave a place like a bar or club
  • verb
  • /baʊns/
  • Informal
: echar
  • And they said at the store that you'd been bounced for stealing.

Then of, you know, she gets the reboot, but she's not domesticated again, so she gets bounced, right?

Examples

  • You try that again and I'll bounce you off the floor.

    Cool Hand Luke (1967)

  • Times turn hard, they bounce you out of this job.

    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

  • Take that thing you came with and bounce out.

    Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming (2022)

  • How long do you guess it will take them to bounce you out?

    Fiction book (1997)

  • It's time for you to bounce.

    Red Rocket (2021)

  • I'm thinking about bouncing out of this joint.

    Northwood Pie (2019)

  • He's afraid if anyone finds out, he'll get bounced out of the Corps with a medical discharge.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The bouncer told the rowdy patrons to leave, saying they needed to bounce before things got worse.

  • If you keep causing trouble, I'll have to bounce you out of here.

  • After the fight broke out, the security staff started to bounce the offenders swiftly.

Synonyms

to send someone packing
vsto bounce
  • Informal
24 7.9

Make someone leave quickly and forcefully

is used more for removing people from public venues than dismissing generally
to boot out
vsto bounce
  • Informal
20 5.8

Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly

is used mainly when clearing people from clubs or bars rather than jobs
to chase off
vsto bounce
18 3.3

Make someone or something leave a place by running after and frightening them

is the act of formally forcing people out of venues rather than scaring them away
to rout out
vsto bounce
3 7.1

To force someone or something out of a place by searching

is used mainly for ejecting patrons from entertainment venues rather than by searching
to kick-out
vsto bounce
1 4.0

To force someone to leave a place, group or job

is used mainly for removing people from venues like bars or clubs

Antonyms

to admit
168 1.6

Allow someone to enter a place

Idioms

on the bounce
  • UK
1 7.4

Just after something hits the ground and comes back up, or immediately without delay

to give the bounce
  • UK
9.7

End someone's job or relationship suddenly and without warning

Phrasal Verbs

to bounce back
74 3.5

Get better quickly after an illness, problem, or setback

to bounce off
70 3.4

To hit a surface and move away from it

to bounce around
  • Informal
5 3.9

Discuss ideas informally with other people

to bounce ideas off
  • Informal
5 3.9

To tell someone your ideas to get their feedback and suggestions

to bounce on
  • Informal
1 7.2

Act quickly to take an opportunity before others do

Compounds

bounce-back
6 3.4

A quick recovery after a setback

bounce-back
  • Texting
1 3.7

An automatic message that tells the sender their email was not delivered

bounce-back
1 3.0

The movement of a ball or object after it hits a surface and comes back

dead cat bounce
  • Jargon
1 9.3

A short rise in price after a long fall that then goes down again

bounce-back
1 4.3

Showing quick recovery after a setback

How Forceful

to expel
188 5.0
to eject
47 4.2
to bounce
  • Informal
10 7.0
to throw out
376 3.0
to show someone the door
  • Informal
14 6.4
to escort
290 4.0

Surface Forms

bounce infinitive
bounced past
bounced past participle
bouncing present participle
bounces third person singular

Etymology

Bounce (to make someone leave) comes from the picture of pushing someone out like a ball. Imagine a club bouncer sending troublemakers out the door—they are 'bounced' away.