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ALL meanings of rebound

re·bound
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  • noun rebound in life: to normal 1
  • transitive verb rebound ball 1
  • intransitive verb rebound return to normal 1
  • expression rebound recovering from love affair 1
  • noun rebound basketball 1
  • noun rebound sport: ball bouncing back 1
  • intransitive verb rebound finance: stock 1
  • intransitive verb rebound bullet 1
  • 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
  • noun rebound Basketball. a ball that bounces off the backboard or the rim of the basket. an instance of gaining hold of such a ball. 1
  • noun rebound Ice Hockey. a puck that bounces off the gear or person of a goalkeeper attempting to make a save. 1
  • idioms rebound on the 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. 1
  • verb rebound If something rebounds from a solid surface, it bounces or springs back from it. 0
  • verb rebound If an action or situation rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else. 0
  • countable noun rebound In basketball, a rebound is a shot which someone catches after it has hit the board behind the basket. 0
  • verb rebound to spring back, as from a sudden impact 0
  • verb rebound to misfire, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator 0
  • noun rebound the act or an instance of rebounding 0
  • intransitive verb rebound to bound back; spring back upon impact with something 0
  • intransitive verb rebound to reecho or reverberate 0
  • intransitive verb rebound to leap or spring, as in recovery 0
  • intransitive verb rebound to seize a rebound (sense 8) rebound (sense 8a) 0
  • verb transitive rebound to make bound or spring back 0
  • verb transitive rebound to return (a sound) 0
  • noun rebound the act or an instance of rebounding; recoil 0
  • noun rebound a basketball that bounces off the backboard or basket rim, or a hockey puck that bounds back after an attempted goal 0
  • noun rebound a play made by recovering such a rebound 0
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