English Explanatory Dictionary

rebound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
  2. A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
  3. An effort to recover from a setback.
  4. The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.
  5. A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
  6. The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
  7. An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
verb
  1. To bound or spring back from a force.
  2. To give back an echo.
  3. To jump up or get back up again.
  4. To send back; to reverberate.
  5. To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of rebind

Pronunciation

/ɹiˈbaʊnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebound.wav /ˈɹi.baʊnd/ /ˈɹiː.baʊnd/

Word forms

rebound rebounds rebounding rebounded

Etymology

From Old French rebondir.

Related words

bound

Derived words

Holmes rebound phenomenon postglacial rebound rebound congestion rebound effect rebound exercise rebound phenomenon rebound relationship rebound resilience rebound sleep rebound tenderness rebound therapy rebound tumbler rebound-tumbling rebound tumbling rebound volleyball REM rebound outrebound reboundable rebounder reboundinglyrebounding lock
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