bounce off
phrasal verb
bounced off; bouncing off; bounces off
informal
: to talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion
I wanted to bounce some ideas off you before the meeting.
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But the ball bounced off the Wolf Pack’s Gianna Burgin, leading to an automatic out.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Those pulses bounce off raindrops, snowflakes, hailstones—what meteorologists collectively call hydrometeors—and back to the dish antenna.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
Will Wilson followed that with a spinning three-hopper up the third base line, its awkward bounce off the edge of the infield grass tripping up Max Muncy for another infield single.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
That didn’t leave enough time to evaluate if Rooker’s double bounced off the wall or the foul pole.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Those pulses bounce off raindrops, snowflakes, hailstones—what meteorologists collectively call hydrometeors—and back to the dish antenna.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
Will Wilson followed that with a spinning three-hopper up the third base line, its awkward bounce off the edge of the infield grass tripping up Max Muncy for another infield single.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
That didn’t leave enough time to evaluate if Rooker’s double bounced off the wall or the foul pole.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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“Bounce off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20off. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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