hit vs bounce

hit and bounce both are nouns.

hit and bounce both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bounce is a hyponym of hit; that is, bounce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:

hit: cause to move by striking
bounce: hit something so that it bounces

Other hyponyms of hit include play, foul, cannon, clap, ground out, toe, shank, pitch, fly, snap, whang, undercut, putt, heel, toe, bunker, backhand, pop, follow through, shell, ground, top, pull, kill, kill, connect, drive, drive, hole, hole out, bunt, drag a bunt, snick, racket, carry, dribble, slice, hook, single, double, triple, smash, shoot, volley, croquet, loft.

hit (noun)	bounce (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a conspicuous success	the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)	rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
a connection made via the internet to another website
a dose of a narcotic drug
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

hit (verb)	bounce (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	eject from the premises
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	hit something so that it bounces
hit with a missile from a weapon	spring back; spring away from an impact
hit the intended target or goal	leap suddenly
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument	move up and down repeatedly
hit against; come into sudden contact with	come back after being refused
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments	refuse to accept and send back
cause to move by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
reach a destination, either real or abstract
drive something violently into a location
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation

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