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(v)
(intransitive) To jump.
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(n)
The characteristic of being bouncy.
(ambitransitive) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.
(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
(adj)
Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
spring back; spring away from an impact
A light blow or jolting collision.
(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.
(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
(intransitive) To produce an air current.
(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
(intransitive, originally US, often imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away.
To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
(informal) Energy, high spirits.
The act of performing a jump.
(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
A return to normal health.
The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
(ambitransitive) To start again.
(transitive) To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
A drawing or diagram conveying information.
One who files something.
Alternative spelling of OK. [All right, acceptable, permitted.]
A surname.
(fashion) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
A short jump.
The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.
(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
(intransitive) Of sound: to (repeatedly) bounce against one or more surfaces; to echo or re-echo, to resound.
To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
(intransitive) To shake, rattle, or wiggle.
(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
(intransitive) To move away with a bouncing movement.
(rare, intransitive) To bounce back; to bounce anew.
A change of direction or orientation.
(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
A bounce.
A curve.
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
Rapid circular motion.
(slang) A fool; a jerk; a worthless person.
Table tennis.
An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
The act, or an instance, of swinging.
(Scotland, Northern England) A bounce or rebound.
(transitive) To circulate (a rumour).
To move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly, usually as a result of being nervous.
A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.
To be forced into doing something that one is uncomfortable with.
(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
An act or instance of bursting.
A parachute jump from a fixed point rather than from an aircraft; typically from a tall building, high bridge or rock formation.
(transitive, idiomatic) To meet by chance.
(intransitive) To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.
To jump again.
(idiomatic) To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.
To move from side to side, or fidget e.g. with nervousness.
A wobbling motion.
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
(intransitive, figurative, by extension) To cope with adversity by being flexible in attitude.
(intransitive) To make a rolling motion or turn.
(slang, video games) The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.
(informal, idiomatic) To move around quickly, perhaps frequently changing directions.
(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
A movement to do something, a beginning.
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
(transitive) To jump over.