Bounces and Knocks

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Knocks and bounces are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knocks" instead the word "Bounces" as a noun or a verb.

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Bounces and knocks are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bounces" instead the word "Knocks" as a noun or a verb.

In an inversion of this trope, Jacques' cannon doesn't destroy it; instead, the cannonball bounces back and knocks Jacques into a waiting police wagon.

Source: Big Dam Plot
In Gamera Vs Barugon, the humans goad Barugon into firing his rainbow beam at a giant mirror, which bounces back and knocks him down.

Source: It Only Works Once
Thor's hammer Mjölnir bounces off him and he barely notices; compare to The Avengers (2012) where the hammer knocks the Hulk back and causes him pain.

Source: The Juggernaut

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