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rebound

re·bound
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Transcription

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    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb ri-bound, ree-bound; noun ree-bound, ri-bound]
    • /verb rɪˈbaʊnd, ˈriˈbaʊnd; noun ˈriˌbaʊnd, rɪˈbaʊnd/
    • /ˌriːˈbaʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ri-bound, ree-bound; noun ree-bound, ri-bound]
    • /verb rɪˈbaʊnd, ˈriˈbaʊnd; noun ˈriˌbaʊnd, rɪˈbaʊnd/

Definitions of rebound word

  • verb without object rebound to bound or spring back from force of impact. 1
  • verb without object rebound to recover, as from ill health or discouragement. 1
  • verb without object rebound Basketball. to gain hold of rebounds: a forward who rebounds well off the offensive board. 1
  • verb with object rebound to cause to bound back; cast back. 1
  • verb with object rebound Basketball. to gain hold of (a rebound): The guard rebounded the ball in backcourt. 1
  • noun rebound the act of rebounding; recoil. 1

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Origin of rebound

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (v.) < Middle French rebondir, equivalent to Old French re- re- + bondir to bound2

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Parts of speech for Rebound

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rebound popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rebound usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rebound

verb rebound

  • answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  • backfire — If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
  • backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
  • backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
  • bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.

noun rebound

  • comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
  • convalescence — Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation.
  • double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
  • follow-through — the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.
  • follow-up — the act of following up.

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