rebound🔊

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.

(sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.

(Q654355)(basketball) 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.

To bound or spring back from a force.

To give back an echo.

(figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.

To send back; to reverberate.

(basketball) To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team.

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