To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
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The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
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To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
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of Bounce
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A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's b…
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Alt. of Resiliency
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The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound.
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A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of…
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To clothe; to wrap.
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To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…
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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…
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To meet; to clash.
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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…
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Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
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To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.
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To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
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The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.
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