rebound

Rebound is to bounce back after hitting the ground or some other surface, or to recover value after a decline.

(verb)

When you kick a ball into the garage door and it bounces back, this is an example of a time when the ball rebounds.
When you try to try to make a basket and miss but it bounces off the rim and you are able to catch it and gain control of the ball again, this is an example of a time when you rebound.
When the stock market goes down 100 points and then it goes back up 100 points, this is an example of a time when the stock market rebounds.

The definition of a rebound is when a ball bounces back after hitting a hard surface, or a situation where the value of something recovers.

(noun)

When a basketball player gets the ball back after he misses because it bounces off the net, this is an example of a rebound.
When the stock market falls 100 points and then it recovers 100 points, this is an example of a rebound.

See rebound in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

Origin: ME rebounden < OFr rebondir

transitive verb

noun

the act or an instance of rebounding; recoil
Sports
1. ☆ a basketball that bounces off the backboard or basket rim, or a hockey puck that bounds back after an attempted goal
2. a play made by recovering such a rebound

See rebound in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·bound·ed, re·bound·ing, re·bounds

verb, intransitive

To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.
To recover, as from depression or disappointment.
To reecho; resound.
Basketball To retrieve and gain possession of the ball as it bounces off the backboard or rim after an unsuccessful shot.

verb, transitive

noun (rēˈboundˌ, rĭ-boundˈ)

A springing or bounding back; a recoil.
a. Sports A rebounding or caroming ball or hockey puck.
b. Basketball The act or an instance of taking possession of a rebounding ball.
A quick recovery from or reaction to disappointment or depression: He is on the rebound following a tumultuous breakup.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English rebounden

Origin: , from Old French rebondir

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + bondir, to leap; see bound ¹

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