rebound

[ verb ri-bound, ree-bound; noun ree-bound, ri-bound ]

verb (used without object)

1. to bound or spring back from force of impact.
2. to recover, as from ill health or discouragement.
3. Basketball. to gain hold of rebounds:

   a forward who rebounds well off the offensive board.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to bound back; cast back.
2. Basketball. to gain hold of (a rebound):

   The guard rebounded the ball in backcourt.

noun

1. the act of rebounding; recoil.
2. Basketball.
   1. a ball that bounces off the backboard or the rim of the basket.
   2. an instance of gaining hold of such a ball.
3. Ice Hockey. a puck that bounces off the gear or person of a goalkeeper attempting to make a save.

rebound

verb

1. to spring back, as from a sudden impact
2. to misfire, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator

   the plan rebounded

noun

1. the act or an instance of rebounding
2. on the rebound
   on the rebound
   1. in the act of springing back
   2. in a state of recovering from rejection, disappointment, etc

      he married her on the rebound from an unhappy love affair

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebound¹

1300–50; Middle English (v.) < Middle French rebondir, equivalent to Old French re- re- + bondir to bound ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebound¹

C14: from Old French rebondir , from re- + bondir to bound ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. on the rebound,
   1. after bouncing off the ground, a wall, etc.:

      He hit the ball on the rebound.

   2. after being rejected by another:

      She didn't really love him; she married him on the rebound.

More idioms and phrases containing rebound

see on the rebound .

Example Sentences

“A lot of the market rebound is based on the premise of continued stimulus,” Edward Jones’ Nela Richardson recently told Fortune.

From Fortune

Over the next two months, even with a slight rebound, spending remained more than 80% lower than it had been year over year.

From Digiday

They examined the performance of value compared to the overall market during six previous downturns and the rebounds that followed.

From Fortune

Like bringing the ball up — you’ll see, I’ll grab that rebound, and the point guard’s telling me, you push the ball up.

From FiveThirtyEight

So, the order has to be buckle down, eight weeks, open school safely so that you don’t get a rebound and then everything should take off.

From Voice of San Diego

And maybe—just maybe—voter enthusiasm will rebound as a result.

From The Daily Beast

More and more Americans have jobs since the economy started to rebound.

From The Daily Beast

Yet, even when rebound sex can add in the short-term to the heartbreak, it may actually have long-term benefits.

From The Daily Beast

Rebound sex can be more about distracting your heart than entertaining your body.

From The Daily Beast

Just a week after her breakup, Dior also knows her expectations for rebound sex and potentially cause more hurt.

From The Daily Beast

Were we to offer fifty pounds per head, instead of ten shillings, the bid would rebound in shame upon ourselves.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he said that we were not to return evil for evil, lest the evil rebound upon ourselves with redoubled force.

From Project Gutenberg

Which is a new device and very terrible, for it pierces the house first, and breaks at the last rebound.

From Project Gutenberg

The sound seemed to sink, and mount from cavity to cavity—to rebound and to divide—and at length to die in a good old age.

From Project Gutenberg

The manner of striking the bell was to pull back the log several feet, then let go the rope, holding the log after the rebound.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• overcome
• pick up
• revive