jounce

4 definitions found

jounce - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jounce \Jounce\ (jouns), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Jounced
     (jounst); p. pr. & vb. n. Jouncing (joun"s[i^]ng).] [Cf.
     Jaunce.]
     To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving
     over obstructions.
     [1913 Webster]

  Jounce \Jounce\, n.
     A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.
     [1913 Webster]

jounce - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jounce
      n 1: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt";
           "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock
           absorbers" [syn: jolt, jar, jounce, shock]
      v 1: move up and down repeatedly [syn: bounce, jounce]

jounce - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "jounce":
     bob, bobble, bounce, bump, chatter, collision, concussion, didder,
     falter, have an ague, hustle, impingement, jactitate, jar, jog,
     joggle, jolt, jostle, jump, percussion, quake, quaver, quiver,
     shake, shiver, shock, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate, wallop,
     wobble