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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
- 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.
on the 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
- in the act of springing back
- 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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