bounce off
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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Caicedo made his first career start (and third appearance) and curled a low shot from the left side of the area that bounced off the far post in the 23rd minute and Müller headed home a cross played into the area by Sabbi in the 28th.
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
The trailer then came apart, dispensing much of the cargo of iced tea beverages on the road, as the truck bounced off the wall and across the other lane of traffic into and through the guardrail.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The waiter’s tray fell, hit my chest, bounced off and crashed to the floor.
—Laura House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
In the case of amateur telescopes, the light bounces off the primary mirror and is reflected by a smaller secondary mirror to a focal point at the eyepiece.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Spruill’s car allegedly bounced off the tree and hit Elzein.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
With just more than two minutes left in Tuesday night’s NBA Play-In Tournament contest, Devin Booker dribbled three times, looked at the basket — and watched his free throw bounce off the rim.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
His centering pass nicked the skate of a sliding Nick Leddy and bounced off Askarov’s pad before coming to Killorn for a tap-in, his 14th goal of 2025-26.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Sunlight bounced off the snow and the building’s monumental limestone facade, and the friezes almost disappeared in the glare.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
The trailer then came apart, dispensing much of the cargo of iced tea beverages on the road, as the truck bounced off the wall and across the other lane of traffic into and through the guardrail.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The waiter’s tray fell, hit my chest, bounced off and crashed to the floor.
—Laura House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
In the case of amateur telescopes, the light bounces off the primary mirror and is reflected by a smaller secondary mirror to a focal point at the eyepiece.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Spruill’s car allegedly bounced off the tree and hit Elzein.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
With just more than two minutes left in Tuesday night’s NBA Play-In Tournament contest, Devin Booker dribbled three times, looked at the basket — and watched his free throw bounce off the rim.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
His centering pass nicked the skate of a sliding Nick Leddy and bounced off Askarov’s pad before coming to Killorn for a tap-in, his 14th goal of 2025-26.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Sunlight bounced off the snow and the building’s monumental limestone facade, and the friezes almost disappeared in the glare.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Bounce off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20off. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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