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rebound

DEFINITIONS OF: rebound

1

v spring back; spring away from an impact

Synonyms:
bounce, bound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
Types:
kick, kick back, recoil
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
bound off, skip
bound off one point after another
carom
rebound after hitting
Type of:
bound, jump, leap, spring
move forward by leaps and bounds

v return to a former condition

Synonyms:
rally
Type of:
go back, recover, recuperate
regain a former condition after a financial loss

n a movement back from an impact

Synonyms:
backlash, recoil, repercussion
Types:
bounce, bouncing
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
resilience, resiliency
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
carom, ricochet
a glancing rebound
Type of:
motion, movement
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

n the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

Type of:
catch, grab, snap, snatch
the act of catching an object with the hands

n a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

“he is still on the rebound from his wife's death”
Type of:
reaction, response
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
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