Part 1309

<i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.</def> <mark>[Collog. U. S.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To bully; to scold.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark>

<i>J. Fletcher.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bounce</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bounce</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>bounce</b> burst open the door. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An explosion, or the noise of one.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.</def>

<i>Johnson. De Quincey.<?/</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A dogfish of Europe (<spn>Scyllium catulus</spn>).</def>

<h1>Bounce</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bounce</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With a sudden leap; suddenly.</def>

<blockquote>This impudent puppy comes <b>bounce</b> in upon me. <i>Bickerstaff.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bouncer</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Boun"cer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A boaster; a bully.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A bold lie; also, a liar.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark>

<i>Marryat.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Something big; a good stout example of the kind.</def>

<blockquote>The stone must be a <b>bouncer</b>. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bouncing</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Boun"cing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.</def>

<blockquote>Many tall and <b>bouncing</b> young ladies. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>