bounce-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) move up or away after striking an object or a surface

Examples:
Onlookers saw the car bounce off a tree.
The ball bounced off the post and into the net.
She bounced the ball quickly.
The children had broken the bed by bouncing on it.
He bounced the baby on his knee.
Television pictures from all over the world are bounced off satellites.
You are viewing an image bounced off the mirror and prism.
Change the angle of the flash head and bounce the flash on the wall or ceiling.
Her long blonde hair bounced as she walked.
Her bag bounced as she ran down the hall.

Mappings:
VerbNet: roll-51.3.1,run-51.3.2,slide-11.2-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bounce.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3

Sense Number 2: reject; (cause to) return after being refused

Examples:
I had to pay a penalty fee when my check bounced.
To my horror, the bank bounced the check.
They somehow managed to get themselves bounced out of the restaurant.
We were getting tired of calling the cops to bounce the underage drinkers.
My last email to you bounced.
My message is being bounced back to me.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bounce.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6, 7

Sense Number 3: walk or move energetically or cheerfully

Examples:
Tom bounced in, smiling broadly.
The children came bouncing into the room.
She bounced up to the guests and breezily said hello.
Levi bounced to his feet with an ear-to-ear smile.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bounce.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 4: discuss, share ideas

Examples:
I'd like to bounce some ideas off you folks, and get some feedback.
I bounced a few ideas off my boss.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bounce.01

Sense Number 5: improve health, recover from setback

Commentary: Includes: BOUNCE BACK

Examples:
The patient bounced back to good health.
My site has finally bounced back from the big drop we had on the 26th of April.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bounce.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bounce_back 1

Sense Number 6: BASEBALL-hit a ground ball to an infielder

Commentary: Includes: BOUNCE OUT

Examples:
The batter bounced out to the shortstop.

Mappings:
VerbNet: roll-51.3.1,run-51.3.2,slide-11.2-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bounce.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bounce_out 1