rebound

re·bound

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The basketball players fought each other to get the rebound.

noun

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

verb

Rebound is to bounce back after hitting the ground or some other surface, or to recover value after a decline.
1. When you kick a ball into the garage door and it bounces back, this is an example of a time when the ball rebounds.
2. 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.
3. 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.

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rebound

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 (noun)

Origin of rebound

Middle English rebounden from Old French rebondir

to make bound or spring back
to return (a sound)

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

rebound Idioms

on the rebound

after it bounces off the ground, a wall, etc.
immediately after and while reacting strongly to a rejection, as in love

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rebound

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

A springing or bounding back; a recoil.
a. Sports A rebounding or caroming ball or hockey puck, especially coming off of a goalie who has blocked a shot.
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 of rebound

Middle English rebounden from Old French rebondir re- re- bondir to leap ; see bound ¹.

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re·bound′er
noun

verb

Past tense and past participle of rebind

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Noun

(plural rebounds)

The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
I am on the rebound.
An effort to recover from a setback.
A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently-ended romantic relationship.
(sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost.
(basketball) 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.