bounce vs push

bounce

verb
  • To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback. 

  • (sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse. 

  • To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added. 

  • To leave. 

  • To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly. 

  • To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account). 

  • To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound. 

  • To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results. 

  • To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. 

  • To move rapidly (between). 

  • To attack unexpectedly. 

  • To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum. 

  • To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds. 

  • To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly. 

  • To return undelivered. 

  • To turn power off and back on; to reset. 

noun
  • A genre of hip-hop music of New Orleans, characterized by often lewd call-and-response chants. 

  • Drugs. 

  • Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish. 

  • An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure. 

  • The sack, dismissal. 

  • Swagger. 

  • A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle. 

  • A bang, boom. 

  • A talent for leaping. 

  • A good beat in music. 

  • A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly. 

push

verb
  • To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. 

  • To move (a pawn) directly forward. 

  • To press or urge forward; to drive. 

  • To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. 

  • To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot. 

  • To add (a data item) to the top of a stack. 

  • To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. 

  • To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot). 

  • To make an all-in bet. 

  • To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal. 

  • To make a higher bid at an auction. 

  • To approach; to come close to. 

  • To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). 

  • To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action. 

  • To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers. 

noun
  • A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score 

  • A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. 

  • A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time 

  • An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. 

  • A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music. 

  • An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action. 

  • The addition of a data item to the top of a stack. 

  • A great effort (to do something). 

  • The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request. 

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