bounce vs return

return vs bounce

bounce and return both are nouns.

bounce and return both are verbs.

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

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

bounce: come back after being refused
return: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

bounce (noun)	return (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	the act of going back to a prior location
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound	a coming to or returning home
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)	getting something back again
	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

bounce (verb)	return (verb)
eject from the premises	go back to a previous state
hit something so that it bounces	be restored
spring back; spring away from an impact	go back to something earlier
leap suddenly	answer back
move up and down repeatedly	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
come back after being refused	pass down
refuse to accept and send back	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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