Boom vs Bounce - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between boom and bounce

is that boom is to make something boom while bounce is to cause to move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

In intransitive terms the difference between boom and bounce

is that boom is to be prosperous while bounce is to move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

As verbs the difference between boom and bounce

is that boom is to make a loud, resonant sound while bounce is to change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

As nouns the difference between boom and bounce

is that boom is a low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion while bounce is a change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

As an interjection boom

is used to suggest the sound of an explosion.

boom
English
(wikipedia boom)
Etymology 1
Onomatopoetic, perhaps borrowed; compare German (m), Dutch (m).
Verb
(en verb)
To make a loud, resonant sound.

Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.

The cannon boomed , recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.

Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.

I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.

(transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.

*

To make something boom.

Men in grey robes slowly booming the drums of death.

(slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.

* (rfdate), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Problem of Thor Bridge

If you pull this off every paper in England and America will be booming you.

To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.

* Totten

She comes booming down before it.

Derived terms
* boom box * sonic boom
Noun
(en noun)
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.

''The boom of the surf.

One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.

* 1990 , Mark A. Berkley, William C. Stebbins, Comparative Perception

Interestingly, the blue monkey's boom and pyow calls are both long-distance signals (Brown, 1989), yet the two calls differ in respect to their susceptibility to habitat-induced degradation.

Interjection
(en interjection)

Etymology 2
From (etyl) . Compare English (m).
Noun
(en noun)
(nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.

A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.

A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

(electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones, are transversally mounted.

A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill.

A wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.

The arm of a crane (mechanical lifting machine).

The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.

Related terms
* (nautical) buoy, cathead * crane
Verb
(en verb)
To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.

to boom''' out a sail; to '''boom off a boat

Etymology 3
Or uncertain origin; perhaps a development of Etymology 1, above.
Noun
(en noun)
(economics, business) A period of prosperity or high market activity.

Antonyms
* (period of prosperity) recession
Verb
(en verb)
To be prosperous.

''Business was booming .

(dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

to boom railroad or mining shares

Synonyms
* (to be prosperous) flourish, prosper
Derived terms
* sis boom bah * boom town/boomtown
Anagrams
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bounce
English
(wikipedia bounce)
Verb
(bounc)
To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.

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

He bounces nervously on his chair.

* {{quote-news, year=2012
, date=May 13 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Black Cats contributed to their own downfall for the only goal when Titus Bramble, making his first appearance since Boxing Day, and Michael Turner, let Phil Jones' cross bounce across the six-yard box as Rooney tucked in at the back post.}}
To cause to move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.

He bounced the child on his knee.

To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.

She bounced into the room.

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

We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced .

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

He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.

(slang) To leave.

Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce .

(US, slang, dated) To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.

(intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular English) (sometimes employing the preposition with ) To have sexual intercourse.

(air combat) To attack unexpectedly.

The squadron was bounced north of the town.

(electronics) To turn power off and back on; to reset

See if it helps to bounce the router.

(intransitive, Internet, of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.

What’s your new email address – the old one bounces .

The girl in the bar told me her address is thirsty@example.com, but my mail to that address bounced back to me.

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

The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.

(slang, dated) To bully; to scold.

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

* Jonathan Swift

Another bounces as hard as he can knock.

* Jonathan Swift

Out bounced the mastiff.

(archaic) To boast; to bluster.

Synonyms
* (change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle) bounce back, rebound * (move quickly up and down) bob
Derived terms
* bounceable * bounce back, bounceback * bouncedown * bouncer * bounce rate * bouncing * bouncy * debounce
Noun
(en noun)
A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 9, author=Owen Phillips, work=BBC Sport
, title= Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark , passage=Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes.}}
A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

An email return with any error.

The sack, licensing.

A bang, boom.

* 1773 , (Oliver Goldsmith),

I don't value her resentment the bounce of a cracker.

A drink based on brandy^(w).

* , chapter=6
, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.}}
A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.

* Dryden

The bounce burst open the door.

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

(Johnson)

(De Quincey)

Scyllium catulus , a European dogfish.

A genre of New Orleans music.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) Drugs.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) Swagger.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) A 'good' beat.

(slang, African American Vernacular English) A talent for leaping.

Synonyms
* (change of direction of motion after hitting an obstacle) rebound * (movement up and down) bob, bobbing (repeated), bouncing (repeated) * (talent for leaping) ups, mad ups
Derived terms
* bouncy * on the bounce English ergative verbs