rebound
rebound definition
re·bound (ri bo̵und′; also, and for vi. 4 & n. usually, rē′bo̵und′)
intransitive verb
- to bound back; spring back upon impact with something
- to reecho or reverberate
- to leap or spring, as in recovery his spirits rebounded
- ☆ Basketball to seize a rebound ()
Etymology: ME rebounden < OFr rebondir
transitive verb
- to make bound or spring back
- to return (a sound)
noun
- the act or an instance of rebounding; recoil
- Sports
- ☆ a basketball that bounces off the backboard or basket rim, or a hockey puck that bounds back after an attempted goal
- a play made by recovering such a rebound
rebound Idioms
on the rebound
- after bouncing off the ground, a wall, etc.
- immediately after and while reacting strongly to a rejection, as in love
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