Bounce

• Deflection, particularly of a solid object striking a surface

In entertainment:

• Bounce (film), a 2000 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
• Bounce (musical), a 2003 musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
• Bounce music, a style of hip hop music that originated in New Orleans
• Bounce FM, a fictional radio station in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Bounce (album), a 2002 album by Bon Jovi
• "Bounce" (Bon Jovi song), a song from the album
• "Bounce" (song), a 2005 single by Turkish pop singer Tarkan
• "Bounce" (Sarah Connor song), a 2003 single by German artist Sarah Connor
• A song by Timbaland from his 2007 album Timbaland Presents Shock Value
• A song by System of a Down from their 2001 album Toxicity
• A song by Aaron Carter from his 2000 album Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
• A song by Katchafire from their 2003 album Revival
• A series of children's programming, segments of which are broadcast on the PBS Kids Sprout cable-television network

In sports:

• Bounce (jump), a type of fence in equestrian events
• Bounce (golf), a term referring to the shape of the head on certain golf clubs
• Running bounce, a skill in Australian rules football
• Ball-up, a method of restarting play in Australian rules football

In technology:

• Bounce (network), a networking term for masking connections, or sometimes a synonym for reset when applied as a verb to a server
• Bounce message, sent when e-mail delivery fails
• Contact bounce, a common problem with mechanical switches and relays

In other:

• Bounce (banking), to tender a check for which one has non-sufficient funds, or the return of such a check
• Bounce (fabric softener), an American brand of fabric softener sheet produced by Procter & Gamble
• Bounce (texture), in mouthfeel, the rate at which a foodstuff returns to its original shape after partial compression
• Bounce was the pet dog of poet Alexander Pope
• An uptick in a candidate's polling numbers during a political campaign.

See also

• Bouncer