bounce back Definition

bounce
verb bounced, bouncing

intr
1. Said of a ball, etc: to spring or jump back from a solid surface.

Thesaurus: rebound, ricochet, recoil, glance, boomerang, carom (US), bump.
2. To make (a ball, etc) spring or jump back from a solid surface.
intr
3. To move or spring suddenly.

Example: Sparky bounced about the room excitedly
Thesaurus: spring, hop, jump, leap, vault, bound, start.
Form: bounce about (often)
Form: bounce up
4. To rush noisily, angrily or with a lot of energy, etc, in the specified direction.

Example: bounced out in a temper
Form: bounce in (often)
Form: bounce out
tr & intr
5. colloq
Said of a cheque: to return or be returned without being paid, because of lack of funds in a bank account.
(especially US)
6. colloq
To turn out, eject or dismiss someone (from a place or job, etc).

noun

1. The ability to spring back or bounce well; springiness.
2. colloq
Energy and liveliness.
3. A jump or leap.
4. The act of springing back from a solid surface.

Etymology: 16c in sense 2, etc; 13c as bunsen in obsolete sense ‘to beat or thump' : from Dutch bonzen.

Phrasal Verb: bounce back

To rapidly or easily recover one's health or good fortune after a difficult or adverse period.