bounce off (verb)
51Glossary of curling — This is a glossary of terms in curling. Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #s …
52Hiberno-English — (also known as Irish English[1]) is the dialect of English written and spoken in Ireland (Hibernia).[2] English was first brought to Ireland during the Norman invasion of the late 12th century. Initially it was mainly spoken in an area known as… …
53jump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. hop, leap, bound, spring, vault; start, twitch, jerk. See excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A leap up or across] Syn. skip, hop, leap, hopping, rise, upsurge, rising, pounce, lunge, leaping,… …
54List of baseball jargon (F) — Fall Classic:The World Series the championship series of Major League Baseball, in which the champion of the American League faces off against the champion of the National League. Typically, this series takes place in October, so playing in… …
55discharge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dismiss, deselect, retire; expel, emit; shoot, fire; perform, do; settle, pay; unload; free, acquit. See liberation, conduct, payment, acquittal, completion, ejection, excretion, exemption. II… …
56leap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Spring through the air Nouns 1. leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault; bounce (see recoil). 2. dance, caper; curvet, prance, skip, gambol, frolic, romp, buck. 3. leaper, jumper, kangaroo, jerboa, chamois …
57oust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. depose, evict, remove, dismiss, dislodge. See ejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. eject, discharge, dispossess, evict, dislodge, remove, deprive, expel, drive out, force out, show the door, chase out …
58jack — 1 noun (C) 1 TOOL FOR LIFTING a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air: a hydraulic jack 2 CARD GAMES a card used in card games that has a man s picture on it and is… …
59Street football — s). Often the most basic of set ups will involve just a ball with a wall or fence used as a goal, or items such as clothing being used for goalposts (hence the phrase jumpers for goalposts ). The ease of playing these informal games means that… …
60sack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bag; destruction, pillage; wine. v. t. ravage, plunder, pillage, despoil; slang, discharge, fire. See stealing, receptacle, ejection. sack out II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bag] Syn. sac, pouch, pocket;… …
