bounce vs refuse

refuse vs bounce

bounce and refuse both are nouns.

bounce and refuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bounce	Yes	No	Yes	No
refuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, refuse is a hypernym of bounce; that is, refuse is a word with a broader meaning than bounce:

bounce: refuse to accept and send back
refuse: not accept as true

Other hypernyms of bounce include decline, pass up, reject, turn down.

bounce (noun)	refuse (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce (verb)	refuse (verb)
eject from the premises	show unwillingness towards
hit something so that it bounces	not accept as true
spring back; spring away from an impact	refuse to let have
leap suddenly	refuse entrance or membership
move up and down repeatedly	elude, especially in a baffling way
come back after being refused	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
refuse to accept and send back

Difference between bounce and refuse

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