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verb
- 1. bounce back through the air after hitting a hard surface or object: "his shot hammered into the post and rebounded across the goal" Similar
noun
- 1. (in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface: "he blasted the rebound into the net"
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to bounce back after hitting a hard surface. If an action rebounds on you, it does not have the effect you hoped for but has an unpleasant effect on you instead: His continual demands for sympathy rebounded on him because his friends finally stopped listening. to rise in price after a fall:
The meaning of REBOUND is to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body. How to use rebound in a sentence.
To rebound is to come back from a slump. You might rebound from an illness, or your country might rebound from an economic recession.
noun. the act or an instance of rebounding. on the rebound. in the act of springing back. in a state of recovering from rejection, disappointment, etc. he married her on the rebound from an unhappy love affair.
The hot liquid splashed down on the concrete and rebounded. [VERB] Synonyms: bounce, ricochet, spring back, return More Synonyms of rebound. 2. verb. If an action or situation rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else.
Definition of rebound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something. 2. To recover, as from depression or disappointment. 3. To reecho; resound. 4. Basketball To retrieve and gain possession of the ball as it bounces off the backboard or rim after an unsuccessful shot. v.tr. 1. To cause to rebound. 2.
Definitions of 'rebound' 1. If something rebounds from a solid surface, it bounces or springs back from it. [...] 2. If an action or situation rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else. [...] More. Conjugations of 'rebound' present simple: I rebound, you rebound [...]
Rebound Definition. rēbound, rĭ- rebounded, rebounding, rebounds. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. rebounded, rebounding, rebounds. To bound back; spring back upon impact with something. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make bound or spring back. Webster's New World.
1. If something rebounds from a solid surface, it bounces or springs back from it. [...] 2. If an action or situation reboundson you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else. [...] 3. See be on the rebound [...] More. Conjugations of 'rebound' present simple: I rebound, you rebound [...]
