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bounch

bounch is the obsolete form of bunch.

bounch is the obsolete form of bounce.

Meaning of bunch

Noun

bunch (plural bunches)

  1. (collective) A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
    • a bunch of grapes
    Synonyms:
    cluster, group
  2. (collective) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
  3. (collective) An informal body of friends.
    • He still hangs out with the same bunch.
    Synonyms:
    pack, group, gang, circle
  4. (US, informal) A considerable amount.
    • a bunch of trouble
  5. (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number.
    • A bunch of them went down to the field.
  6. A group of logs tied together for skidding.

See all 18 meanings of bunch

Meaning of bounce

Verb

bounce (third-person singular simple present bounces, present participle bouncing, simple past and past participle bounced)

  1. (intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
    • The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
    Synonyms:
    bounce back, rebound
  2. (intransitive) To move quickly up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
    • He bounces nervously on his chair.
    Synonyms:
    bob
  3. (transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
    • He bounced the child on his knee.
  4. (colloquial, transitive) To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) someone, in order to gain feedback.
    • I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.
  5. (intransitive) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
    • She bounced happily into the room.
  6. To move rapidly (between).
    • “The Queen’s Justice” had some fantastic moments of wit and heart but the structure and pacing didn’t do it any favors. The first section of the episode mostly bounced between Jon Snow’s arrival at Dragonstone and Cersei Lannister burning through her enemies and giving nary a fuck.2017 July 30, Ali Barthwell, “Ice and fire finally meet in a front-loaded episode of Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

See all 42 meanings of bounce

Forms of bounch

Noun
pluralbounches
Verb
third-person singular presentbounches
present participlebounching
past participlebounched
pastbounched

Questions about bounch

What is bounch the obsolete form of?
Bounch is the obsolete form of bunch.

Words near bounch in the dictionary

  1. bounces off the walls
  2. bounces on it
  3. bounces rubble
  4. bounces the rubble
  5. bounceth
  6. bounch
  7. bounched
  8. bounches
  9. bounching
  10. bouncier
  11. bouncies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bounch (page history and authors); bunch (page history and authors); bounce (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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