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Bounce (golf), a term referring to the shape of the head on certain golf clubs Bounce (jump), a type of fence in equestrian events Ball-up, or bounce, a method of restarting play in Australian rules football
Local bounce practitioners attribute the term to a contraction of "to work" ("t'work"; or, spelled as it's pronounced, "twerk"). [14] [15] The Oxford English Dictionary defines an early 19th-century use of the word as a blend of "twist" (or "twitch") and "jerk", which was reported by the BBC in conjunction with the black cultural context. [16]
Stot is a common Scots and Northern English verb meaning "bounce" or "walk with a bounce". [1] Uses in this sense include stotting a ball off a wall, and rain stotting off a pavement. Pronking comes from the Afrikaans verb pronk-, which means "show off" or "strut", and is a cognate of the English verb "prance". [2]
bounce pass A pass that bounces once before reaching the receiver. box-and-one A combination defense in which four defenders play zone in a box formation and the fifth defender guards one player man-to-man. box out See block out. box set A formation in which four players align themselves as the four corners of a box.
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
Bounce music is a style of New Orleans hip hop music that is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s in the city's housing projects. [1] Popular bounce artists have included DJ Jubilee , Partners-N-Crime , Magnolia Shorty and Big Freedia .
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Pancake: When a player digs the ball by extending a hand flat on the floor, palm facing down, letting the ball bounce off the back of the hand; Pepper: A drill in which players hit a ball back and forth in a pass, set, spike, pass, set, spike, etc. pattern without a net