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rebound

[ verb ri-bound, ree-bound; noun ree-bound, ri-bound ]
/ verb rɪˈbaʊnd, ˈriˈbaʊnd; noun ˈriˌbaʊnd, rɪˈbaʊnd /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to bound back; cast back.
Basketball. to gain hold of (a rebound): The guard rebounded the ball in backcourt.
noun
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Idioms about rebound

    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.

Origin of rebound

1300–50; Middle English (v.) <Middle French rebondir, equivalent to Old French re-re- + bondir to bound2

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rebound

rebound , redound, resound

Words nearby rebound

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British Dictionary definitions for rebound

rebound

verb (rɪˈbaʊnd) (intr)
to spring back, as from a sudden impact
to misfire, esp so as to hurt the perpetratorthe plan rebounded
noun (ˈriːbaʊnd)
the act or an instance of rebounding
on the rebound
  1. in the act of springing back
  2. informal in a state of recovering from rejection, disappointment, etche married her on the rebound from an unhappy love affair

Word Origin for rebound

C14: from Old French rebondir, from re- + bondir to bound ²
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Other Idioms and Phrases with rebound

rebound

see on the rebound.

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