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Definition of bounce noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    bounce

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//baʊns//
     
     
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    movement
  1. 1[countable] the action of bouncing one bounce of the ball a bounce (= increase) in popularity
  2. 2[uncountable] the ability to bounce or to make something bounce There's not much bounce left in these balls. Players complained about the uneven bounce of the tennis court.
  3. energy
  4. 3[uncountable, countable] the energy that a person has All her old bounce was back. There was a bounce in his step.
  5. of hair
  6. 4[uncountable] the quality in a person's hair that shows that it is in good condition and means that it does not lie flat thin, fine hair, lacking in bounce
See bounce in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary