Clues for the word "BOUNCE"

We've had 34 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 35 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on November 18, 2025.

Definition of bounce

v. i. - To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
v. i. - To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
v. i. - To boast; to talk big; to bluster.
v. t. - To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
v. t. - To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
v. t. - To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
v. t. - To bully; to scold.
n. - A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
n. - A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
n. - An explosion, or the noise of one.
n. - Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
n. - A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
adv. - With a sudden leap; suddenly.