BOUNCE defnition
–verb (used without object)
1.
to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ballbounced off the wall.
2.
to strike the ground or other surface, and rebound: The ballbounced once before he caught it.
3.
to move or walk in a lively, exuberant, or energetic manner:She bounced into the room.
4.
to move along in a lively manner, repeatedly striking thesurface below and rebounding: The box bounced down thestairs.
5.
to move about or enter or leave noisily or angrily (fol. byaround, about, out, out of, into, etc.): He bounced out ofthe room in a huff.
6.
(of a check or the like) to fail to be honored by the bankagainst which it was drawn, due to lack of sufficient funds.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to cause to bound and rebound: to bounce a ball; to bouncea child on one's knee; to bounce a signal off a satellite.
8.
to refuse payment on (a check) because of insufficientfunds: The bank bounced my rent check.
9.
to give (a bad check) as payment: That's the first timeanyone bounced a check on me.
10.
Slang . to eject, expel, or dismiss summarily or forcibly.
–noun
11.
a bound or rebound: to catch a ball on the first bounce.
12.
a sudden spring or leap: In one bounce he was at the door.
13.
ability to rebound; resilience: This tennis ball has no morebounce.
14.
vitality; energy; liveliness: There is bounce in his step. Thissoda water has more bounce to it.
15.
the fluctuation in magnitude of target echoes on aradarscope.
POP DEFINITION
–verb (used without object)
1.
to make a short, quick, explosive sound: The cork popped.
2.
to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn inroasting.
3.
to come or go quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: Shepopped into the kitchen to check the stove.
4.
to shoot with a firearm: to pop at a mark.
5.
to protrude from the sockets: The news made her eyes pop.
6.
Baseball .
a.
to hit a pop fly (often fol. by up ).
b.
to pop out.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to cause to make a sudden, explosive sound.
8.
to cause to burst open with such a sound.
9.
to open suddenly or violently: to pop the hood on a car; topop the tab on a beer can.
10.
to put or thrust quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: Hepopped the muffins into the oven.
11.
Informal . to cause to fire; discharge: He popped his rifle atthe bird.
12.
to shoot (usually fol. by at, off, etc.): He popped off bottleswith a slingshot.
13.
British Slang . to pawn.
14.
Informal .
a.
to take or swallow (pills), esp. in excess or habitually;take orally in a compulsive or addictive way: Popping allthose pills will land him in the hospital.
b.
to eat in a continual or thoughtless manner, as snackfoods: popping peanuts at the movies.
–noun
15.
a short, quick, explosive sound.
16.
a popping.
17.
a shot with a firearm.
19.
a drink or portion of an alcoholic beverage, as a drink ofwhiskey or a glass of beer: We had a couple of pops on theway home.
–adverb
21.
with an explosive sound: The balloon went pop.
22.
quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: Pop, the door flew open!
–adjective
23.
Informal . unexpected; without prior warning orannouncement: The teacher gave us a pop quiz.
–verb (used with object)
1.
to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
2.
to melt; liquefy: to dissolve sugar into syrup.
3.
to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.).
4.
to break up (an assembly or organization); dismiss; disperse.
5.
Government . to order the termination of (a parliament or other legislative body).
6.
to bring to an end; terminate; destroy: to dissolve one's hopes.
7.
to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.
8.
to destroy the binding power or influence of: to dissolve a spell.
9.
Law . to deprive of force; abrogate; annul: to dissolve a marriage.
–verb (used without object)
10.
to become dissolved, as in a solvent.
11.
to become melted or liquefied.
12.
to disintegrate, break up, or disperse.
13.
to lose force, intensity, or strength.
14.
to disappear gradually; fade away.
15.
to break down emotionally; lose one's composure: The poor child dissolved in tears.
16.
Movies, Television . to fade out one shot or scene while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process.
–noun
17.
Also called lap dissolve, cross-dissolve. Movies, Television . a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving.
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