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rebound definition

re·bound (ri bo̵und′; also, and for vi. 4 & n. usually, rē′bo̵und′)

intransitive verb

  1. to bound back; spring back upon impact with something
  2. to reecho or reverberate
  3. to leap or spring, as in recovery his spirits rebounded
  4. ☆ Basketball to seize a rebound ()

Etymology: ME rebounden < OFr rebondir

transitive verb

  1. to make bound or spring back
  2. to return (a sound)

noun

  1. the act or an instance of rebounding; recoil
  2. 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
rebound Idioms

on the rebound

  1. after bouncing off the ground, a wall, etc.
  2. immediately after and while reacting strongly to a rejection, as in love

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