Rebound Definition
rēbound, rĭ-
rebounded, rebounding, rebounds
verb
rebounded, rebounding, rebounds
To bound back; spring back upon impact with something.
Webster's New World
To make bound or spring back.
Webster's New World
To return (a sound)
Webster's New World
To recover, as from depression or disappointment.
American Heritage
To reecho or reverberate.
Webster's New World
noun
rebounds
A springing or bounding back; a recoil.
American Heritage
The act or an instance of rebounding; recoil.
Webster's New World
A basketball that bounces off the backboard or basket rim, or a hockey puck that bounds back after an attempted goal.
Webster's New World
A play made by recovering such a rebound.
Webster's New World
A quick recovery from or reaction to disappointment or depression.
He is on the rebound following a tumultuous breakup.
American Heritage
idiom
on the rebound
- after it bounces off the ground, a wall, etc.
- immediately after and while reacting strongly to a rejection, as in love
Webster's New World
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