To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
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The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air.
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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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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…
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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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To leap; to bound; to jump.
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The state or quality of being springly.
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To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
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To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…
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The quality or state of being tough.
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Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; hav…
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Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; hav…
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To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
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Want of elasticity.
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Want of elasticity.
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