Bounce or The Bounce may refer to: *

Deflection (physics) Deflection is a change in a moving object's velocity, hence its trajectory, as a consequence of contact (collision) with a surface or the influence of a non-contact force Field (physics), field. Examples of the former include a ball bouncing o ...

, the event where an object collides with and bounces against a plane surface

Books

* Mr. Bounce, a character from the Mr. Men series of children's books

Broadcasting, film and TV

* ''Bounce'' (film), 2000 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck

Radio

* WMGC-FM (105.1 The Bounce), a radio station in Detroit, Michigan * KZCE (101.1 The Bounce), a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona *

Bounce (radio network) Bounce is a Canadian radio network, that airs on stations owned by Bell Media. It launched on May 18, 2021, with an adult hits format. The network currently broadcasts on five stations nationwide. History It was announced on May 18, 2021, that 25 ...

, branding for an adult hits format used by several Bell Media Radio stations in Canada since 2021 *

CHBN-FM CHBN-FM (91.7 MHz) is a Top 40/CHR radio station based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The station, which is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media, operates with an ERP of 96 kWs. CHBN's studios are located on Gateway Bouleva ...

, a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, known as 91.7 The Bounce from 2005 - 2017 *

CJCH-FM CJCH-FM (101.3 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The station broadcasts a Contemporary hit radio, Top 40/CHR radio format, format branded on-air as ''101.3 Virgin Ra ...

, a radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, known as 101.3 The Bounce from 2008 - 2016

Stage productions

* ''Bounce'' (musical), the original title of ''Road Show'', a musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman

Television

Networks

Bounce TV Bounce TV is an American digital terrestrial television, digital broadcast television network owned by Scripps Networks, a subsidiary of E. W. Scripps Company. It launched on September 26, 2011, and was promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multic ...

, a U.S. television network with programming mainly aimed at African Americans

Series

* ''Bounce'' (Australian TV series), an Australian sports show airing since 2007, formerly known as ''Before the Bounce'' and ''After the Bounce'' * ''Hit the Floor'' (TV series), a 2013-2016 VH1 series * ''The Bounce'' (TV series), a 2010 Australian sports show

Episodes

* "Bounce" (''NCIS''), an episode of ''NCIS''

Games

* ''Bounces'' (video game), a 1985 sports/fighting game * ''Bounce'' (mobile game), a mobile game series from Nokia

Music and dance

* Bounce music, a style of hip hop music that originated in New Orleans *

Bouncy techno Bouncy techno is a hardcore dance music rave music, rave style that developed in the early 1990s from Scotland and Northern England. Described as an accessible gabber-like form, it was popularised by Scottish DJ and music producer Scott Brown ...

or bounce, a style of UK rave hardcore dance music

Albums

* ''Bounce'' (Bon Jovi album) or the title song (see below), 2002 * ''Bounce'' (Terence Blanchard album) or the title song, 2003 * ''Bounce'', by The Beat featuring Ranking Roger, 2016 * ''Bounce'', an EP by JJ Project, or the title song, 2012

Songs

* "Bounce" (Bon Jovi song), 2002 * "Bounce" (Calvin Harris song), 2011 * "Bounce" (Iggy Azalea song), 2013 * "Bounce" (JJ Project song), 2012 * "Bounce" (Samantha Jade song), 2019 * "Bounce" (Sarah Connor song), 2003 * "Bounce" (Tarkan song), 2005 * "Bounce" (Timbaland song), 2008 * "Bounce", by 2 Chainz from ''

ColleGrove ''ColleGrove'' is the third studio album by American rapper 2 Chainz. It was released on March 4, 2016, by Def Jam Recordings. The album is a collaborative effort between him and fellow American rapper Lil Wayne, but due to the latter's record la ...

'' * "Bounce", by Aaron Carter from '' Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'' * "Bounce", by the Cab from '' Whisper War'' * "Bounce", by Charli XCX from '' XCX World'' * "Bounce", by Cho Yong-pil * "Bounce", by Danko Jones from '' My Love Is Bold'' * "Bounce", by Emphatic * "Bounce", by Hadouken! from ''

Not Here to Please You ''Not Here to Please You'' is an Extended play, EP by United Kingdom, British band Hadouken! (band), Hadouken! released in USB form and digital download only. The band announced on 1 October 2007 that they would be doing something "slightly diffe ...

'' * "Bounce", by the

Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band formed in 2005 comprising brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the Jonas Brothers moved to Little Falls, New Jersey, in 2005, where they wrote thei ...

* "Bounce", by Katchafire * "Bounce", by LMFAO from '' Party Rock'' * "Bounce", by Marshmello from '' Joytime'' * "Bounce", by MSTRKRFT from ''

Fist of God ''Fist of God'' is the second album by Mstrkrft, released on 17 March 2009 by Last Gang Records and Dim Mak Records/ Downtown Records. Reception Initial critical response to ''Fist of God'' was average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normal ...

'' * "Bounce", by Raven-Symoné from '' Undeniable'' * "Bounce", by Run–D.M.C. from '' The Beavis and Butt-head Experience'' * "Bounce", by System of a Down from ''

Toxicity Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as an animal, bacteria, bacterium, or plant, as well as the effect o ...

'' * "Bounce", by Thousand Foot Krutch from ''

Phenomenon A phenomenon ( phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable Event (philosophy), event. The term came into its modern Philosophy, philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be ...

'' * "Bounce", by Toya from '' Toya'' * "The Bounce", by Jay-Z from '' The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse'' * "Bouncy", by

Rocket Punch Rocket Punch (; or as RCPC) was a South Korean girl group formed and managed by Woollim Entertainment in 2019. The group consisted of six members: Yeonhee, Suyun, Yunkyoung, Sohee, and Dahyun. Former member Juri Takahashi, Juri departed from th ...

* "Bouncy", by Shenseea from ''

Alpha Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter ''aleph'' , whose name comes from the West Semitic word for ' ...

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Sports

Bounce (golf) In golf, bounce or bounce angle is the angle inscribed by the leading edge of a golfing iron (particularly a wedge), the sole of the club, and the ground. In plainer terms, bounce angle is an indication of how much the sole, or bottom-most part, ...

, a term referring to the shape of the head on certain golf clubs *

Bounce (jump) Many types of obstacles are found in competitive horse jumping sports such as show jumping, hunter classes, and the cross-country phase of eventing. The size and type of obstacles vary depending on the course designer and the expected difficul ...

, a type of fence in equestrian events *

Ball-up A ball-up (pl. ball-ups) in Australian rules football is the method by which the field umpire restarts play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play. It involves the throwing or bouncing of the ball up between two players, ...

, or bounce, a method of restarting play in Australian rules football *

Running bounce A running bounce, or simply bounce, is a skill in the sport of Australian rules football (necessitated by the Laws of the Game) and some variants where a player bounces (or touches) the ball on the ground in order to run more than the maximum d ...

, a skill in Australian rules *

The Bouncy The Bouncy or The Bouncy Bouncy is a sports celebration which involves jumping up and down on the spot while chanting the word "bouncy" or "Let's all do the bouncy" over and over again. It is mainly done by fans of Scottish association football ...

, a sports celebration particularly associated with Rangers F.C. *

Bouncing ball The physics of a bouncing ball concerns the physical behaviour of bouncing balls, particularly its motion before, during, and after impact against the surface of another body. Several aspects of a bouncing ball's behaviour serve as an introd ...

, which is of interest to many ball sports *

Stone skipping Stone skipping and stone skimming are the arts of throwing a flat Rock (geology), stone across water in such a way (usually Sidearm (baseball), sidearm) that it bounces off the surface. "Skipping" counts the number of bounces; "skimming" measur ...

, competitors bounce stones along the surface of water

Technology

Bounce (network) A BNC (short for Bounced Network Connection) is a piece of software that is used to relay traffic and connections in computer networks, much like a proxy. Using a BNC allows a user to hide the original source of the user's connection, providing p ...

, an

internet The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...

networking term for masking connections, or sometimes a synonym for ''reset'' when applied as a verb to an internet server *

Bounce message A bounce message or just "bounce" is an automated message from an email system, informing the sender of a previous message that the message has not been delivered (or some other delivery problem occurred). The original message is said to have "boun ...

, an automated message sent when e-mail delivery fails *

Bounce rate Bounce rate is an Internet marketing term used in web traffic analysis. It represents the percentage of visitors who enter the site and then leave ("bounce") rather than continuing to view other pages within the same site. Bounce rate is calculate ...

, the percentage of visitors who enter a

website A website (also written as a web site) is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, educatio ...

and "bounce" (leave the site) rather than continue viewing other pages within the same site *

Contact bounce In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type o ...

, a common problem with mechanical switches and relays *

Ping pong recording technique Ping-pong recording (also called ping-ponging, bouncing tracks, or reduction mixing) is a method of sound recording. It involves combining multiple track stems into one, allowing more room for overdubbing when using tape recorders with a limited ...

, or bouncing, a method used in sound recording

Other uses

Bounce (banking) A dishonoured cheque (US spelling: dishonored check) is a cheque that the bank on which it is drawn declines to pay ("honour"). There are a number of reasons why a bank might refuse to honour a cheque, with non-sufficient funds (NSF) being the mos ...

, 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 and other laundry sheets produced by Procter & Gamble * Bounce, a dog owned by

Alexander Pope Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early ...

* Bounce, a slang for

twerking Twerking (; possibly from 'to work') is a type of African-American dance, dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving Pelvic thrusting, throwing or thrusting the hips back or shaking the buttocks, often in a Partial squat, ...