motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

bouncing, bounce - rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

resiliency, resilience - an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

carom, ricochet - a glancing rebound

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear

kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

bound off, skip - bound off one point after another

carom, glance - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

rebound, bounce, ricochet, take a hop, recoil, resile, spring, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"