rebound
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 ()
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
See rebound in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rēˈboundˈ, rĭ-)
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- To cause to rebound.
- Basketball To gain possession of (the ball) off the backboard or rim.
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.
Related Forms:
(rē-boundˈ)
verbPast tense and past participle of
rebind.
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