rebound [verb ri-bound , ree -bound ; noun ree -bound, ri-bound ]
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See more synonyms for rebound on Thesaurus.com verb (used without object) to bound or spring back from force of impact. to recover, as from ill health or discouragement. Basketball to gain hold of rebounds: a forward who rebounds well off the offensive board. Show More
to cause to bound back; cast back. Basketball to gain hold of (a rebound): The guard rebounded the ball in backcourt. Show More
the act of rebounding; recoil. Basketball a ball that bounces off the backboard or the rim of the basket. an instance of gaining hold of such a ball. Ice Hockey a puck that bounces off the gear or person of a goalkeeper attempting to make a save. Show More
on the rebound , after bouncing off the ground, a wall, etc.: He hit the ball on the rebound. after being rejected by another: She didn't really love him; she married him on the rebound. Show More
Origin of rebound 1300–50; Middle English (v.) <
Middle French rebondir, equivalent to
Old French re- re- +
bondir to
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Related Words for rebound overcome ,
revive ,
return ,
rejuvenate ,
recuperate ,
boomerang ,
recoil ,
backfire ,
convalesce ,
mend ,
rally ,
heal Examples from the Web for rebound Contemporary Examples of rebound And maybe—just maybe—voter enthusiasm will rebound as a result.
More and more Americans have jobs since the economy started to rebound .
Yet, even when rebound sex can add in the short-term to the heartbreak, it may actually have long-term benefits.
A new study confirms that rebound sex is real (of course), but suggests it may delay a post-breakup recovery.
Rebound sex can be more about distracting your heart than entertaining your body.
Historical Examples of rebound It had been rebound in yellow calf, and was in a good condition.
He swept me off my feet, and made me think my heart was caught in the rebound .
He is ready only on reflection: dangerous only at the rebound .
It seemed as though all in an instant his heart went back to her in the rebound .
Granice faltered, feeling the rebound of the other's wonder.
British Dictionary definitions for rebound to spring back, as from a sudden impact to misfire, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator the plan rebounded Show More
the act or an instance of rebounding on the rebound in the act of springing back informal in a state of recovering from rejection, disappointment, etc he married her on the rebound from an unhappy love affair Show More
Word Origin for rebound C14: from Old French rebondir , from re- + bondir to bound ²
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Word Origin and History for rebound v. late 14c., "to spring, leap," also "return to afflict" (early 15c.), from Old French rebondir "leap back, resound; repulse, push back," from re- "back" (see re- ) + bondir "leap, bound" (see bound (v.)). Sense of "to spring back from force of impact" is recorded from late 14c. Sports use probably first in tennis; basketball sense is attested from 1914. Related: Rebounded ; rebounding .
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n. 1520s, in reference to a ball, from rebound (v.). Sense in basketball from 1920 (from 1917 in ice hockey). Meaning "period of reaction or renewed activity after disturbance" is from 1570s.
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