bounce off (verb)
1bounce off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bounce off : present tense I/you/we/they bounce off he/she/it bounces off present participle bouncing off past tense bounced off past participle bounced off 1) bounce off something if light or sound bounces… …
2bounce off — phr verb Bounce off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑echo, ↑wave Bounce off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑idea …
3bounce off the walls — verb To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is …
4bounce — bounce1 [ bauns ] verb ** ▸ 1 hit surface ▸ 2 move up and down ▸ 3 be reflected ▸ 4 when check is not paid ▸ 5 move energetically ▸ 6 when email comes back ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a ball or other object bounces, or if you… …
5bounce — [c]/baʊns / (say bowns) verb (bounced, bouncing) –verb (i) 1. to move with a bound, and rebound, as a ball: a ball bounces back from the wall. 2. to burst ebulliently (into or out of): to bounce into and out of a room. 3. to boast; show off. 4.… …
6bounce — I UK [baʊns] / US verb Word forms bounce : present tense I/you/we/they bounce he/she/it bounces present participle bouncing past tense bounced past participle bounced ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a ball or other object bounces, or if you… …
7bounce — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Bounce is used before these nouns: ↑pass {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ high ▪ The ball bounced high and she missed it. ▪ back, off …
8off — /ɒf / (say of) adverb 1. away from a position occupied, or from contact, connection, or attachment: to take off one s hat; the handle has come off. 2. to or at a distance from, or away from, a place: to run off. 3. away or out of association or… …
9bounce — ► 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)… …
10bounce — verb 1》 (of an object, especially a ball) spring quickly up or away from a surface after hitting it. ↘(of light, sound, or an electronic signal) reflect back from a surface. ↘(also bounce back) (of an email) be returned to its sender… …
