with a spring or bounce

  • 1spring — [spriŋ] vi. sprang or sprung, sprung, springing [ME springen < OE springan, akin to Du & Ger springen < IE * sprenĝh , to move quickly (< base * sper , to jerk) > Sans spṛhayati, (he) strives for] 1. to move suddenly and rapidly;… …

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  • 2spring — 1. verb 1) the cat sprang off her lap Syn: leap, jump, bound, vault, hop 2) the branch sprang back Syn: fly, whip, flick, whisk, kick, bounce 3) …

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  • 3bounce — bounceable, adj. bounceably, adv. /bowns/, v., bounced, bouncing, n., adv. v.i. 1. to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall. 2. to strike the ground or other surface, and rebound: The ball bounced once… …

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  • 4bounce — [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.… …

  • 5bounce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rebound, recoil; leap; slang, eject (See ejection). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rebound] Syn. ricochet, recoil, carom, glance off, spring back, leap, hop, skip, bob, buck, jump, bound, jerk up and down …

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  • 6Spring Valley Juice — Created in 1955, Spring Valley Juice positioned itself as a premium juice brand and is available in 20 flavours. On 29 November 2000, Cadbury Schweppes acquired Spring Valley Juice, which has approximately a 27% share of Australian single serve… …

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  • 7bounce — [[t]baʊns[/t]] v. bounced, bounc•ing, n. adv. 1) to strike a surface and rebound; spring back: The ball bounced once before she caught it[/ex] 2) to move or walk in a lively, exuberant, or energetic manner 3) to move along repeatedly striking a… …

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  • 8spring — I. verb (sprang or sprung; sprung; springing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English springan; akin to Old High German springan to jump and perhaps to Greek sperchesthai to hasten Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a …

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  • 9bounce — 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… …

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  • 10spring — v 1. leap, jump, bound, vault, hop, skip. 2. appear, come into view, uprise, come to light; come up, crop up, Inf. pop up, Inf. come out of nowhere. 3. recoil, rebound, resile, bound or bounce back, snap back, fly back, kick back, kick. 4. shoot …

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