Bounce
Throw
Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
How words are described
| old | old bounce | old throw |
| high | high bounce | high throw |
| perfect | perfect bounce | perfect throw |
| front | front bounce | front throw |
| Other adjectives: single, heavy, bad, final, extra, last, consecutive, giant, modern. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And balls which can bounce and throw themselves.
Source: Video Game / The Lost Vikings -
Instead of fireballs, the flower powerup gives Mario the ability to throw "superballs", weaponized balls which bounce off their targets at 90-degree angles.
Source: Video Game / Super Mario Land -
Inverted in The Young Ones: Vyvyan attempts to throw the TV out the window... only for it to bounce off the glass.
Source: Appliance Defenestration
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