BOUNCE

bounce. Bounce, v.i. to leap, spring, crack, boast, bully

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Bounce (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing (�).] [[OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.]] 1. 1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
Another bounces as hard as he can knock. Swift. Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. Dryden. 2. 2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
Out bounced the mastiff. Swift. Bounced off his arm+chair. Thackeray. 3. 3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster.