Kick vs. Bounce — What's the Difference?

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting.

(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it

Strike or propel forcibly with the foot

Jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy

Succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction)

(of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it

(of a gun) recoil when fired

Eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.

A blow or forceful thrust with the foot

Pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli

A sudden forceful jolt

A rebound of a ball or other object

The sharp stimulant effect of alcohol or a drug

An act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily

Soft sports shoes; trainers

To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.

An indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity.

To move jerkily; bump

To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.

To bound

To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.

To be left unpaid because of an overdrawn account

To punt in football.

(Computers) To be sent back by a mail server as undeliverable

To propel the body in swimming by moving the legs, as with a flutter kick or frog kick.

(Baseball) To hit a ground ball to an infielder

To recoil

To cause to strike an object or a surface and rebound

To express negative feelings vigorously; complain.

To present or propose for comment or approval. Often used with off

To oppose by argument; protest.

To expel by force

To strike with the foot

To dismiss from employment.

To propel by striking with the foot

To write (a check) on an overdrawn bank account.

To spring back against suddenly

A rebound, as of a ball from the ground.

(Sports) To score (a goal or point) by kicking a ball.

A sudden bound or upward movement

A vigorous blow with the foot.

The capacity to rebound; spring

(Sports) The motion of the legs that propels the body in swimming.

A sudden increase

Any of various moves in dance in which the leg is extended from the body.

Cheerfulness or liveliness

A jolting recoil

(Slang) Expulsion; dismissal

(Slang) A complaint; a protest.

A fast, energetic style of hip-hop originating in New Orleans and characterized by repetitive, often sexual call-and-response lyrics.

(Slang) Power; force

A style of dance performed to this music characterized by rapid body movements, especially of the gluteal and hamstring muscles in a way that resembles bouncing while keeping the feet on the ground.

A feeling of pleasurable stimulation

Chiefly British Loud, arrogant speech; bluster.

Kicks Fun

(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

(Slang) Temporary, often obsessive interest

(intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

(Slang) A sudden, striking surprise; a twist.

(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.

Kicks(Slang) Shoes.

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

The act or an instance of kicking a ball.

(intransitive) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.

A kicked ball.

To move rapidly (between).

The distance spanned by a kicked ball.

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

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

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

(intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

To leave.

(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

(with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.

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

To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.

To attack unexpectedly.

To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).

To turn power off and back on; to reset.

To move or push suddenly and violently.

To return undelivered.

(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.

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

To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.

To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.

To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.

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.

(intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.

To bully; to scold.

To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.

To boast; to bluster.

To reset (a watchdog timer).

(archaic) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.

To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.

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

(intransitive) To die.

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

To be emphatically excellent.

(internet) An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure.

A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.

The sack, dismissal.

The action of swinging a foot or leg.

A bang, boom.

(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.

(archaic) A drink based on brandy^W.

(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.

(archaic) A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.

(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.

(archaic) Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.

Piquancy.

Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish.

A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.

(uncountable) A genre of hip-hop music of New Orleans, characterized by often lewd call-and-response chants.

(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.

Drugs.

(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.

Swagger.

The recoil of a gun.

A good beat in music.

(informal) A pocket.

A talent for leaping.

An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.

To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.

Synonym of kicker

To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

To boast; to talk big; to bluster.

To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out of the apartment for making too much noise.

To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.

To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.

To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.

To discontinue; - usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.

To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so.

To bully; to scold.

To recoil; - said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.

A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.

To make a kick as an offensive play.

A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.

To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.

An explosion, or the noise of one.

To resist.

Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.

A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.

A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).

The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.

With a sudden leap; suddenly.

A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.

The quality of a substance that is able to rebound

The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.

A light springing movement upwards or forwards

A surge of pleasure; a thrill; - usually used in the phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump.

Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

The act of delivering a blow with the foot;

Spring back; spring away from an impact;

The swift release of a store of affective force;

Hit something so that it bounces;

The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

Move up and down repeatedly

Informal terms for objecting;

Come back after being refused;

The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs);

Leap suddenly;

A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics;

Refuse to accept and send back;

Drive or propel with the foot

Eject from the premises;

Thrash about or strike out with the feet

Strike with the foot;

Kick a leg up

Spring back, as from a forceful thrust;

Stop consuming;

Make a goal;

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;