rebound
Meaning
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- The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
- A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
- An effort to recover from a setback.
- (colloquial) The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.
- (colloquial) A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
- The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
- 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.
Synonyms
take a hop
recoil on
drive back
start back
fling aside
spring-back
retrace one’s steps
fail to pierce
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹiˈbaʊnd/
Etymology
From Old French rebondir.
New
rebind
- To bind again.
- To associate a command with a different key.
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