Definition of Rebound

1. Noun. A movement back from an impact.

Exact synonyms: Backlash, Recoil, Repercussion
Generic synonyms: Motion, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Bounce, Bouncing, Resilience, Resiliency, Carom, Ricochet
Derivative terms: Recoil

2. Verb. Spring back; spring away from an impact. "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Exact synonyms: Bounce, Bound, Recoil, Resile, Reverberate, Ricochet, Spring, Take A Hop
Specialized synonyms: Kick, Kick Back, Recoil, Bound Off, Skip, Carom
Generic synonyms: Bound, Jump, Leap, Spring
Derivative terms: Bounce, Bounce, Bound, Recoil, Resiliency, Resilient, Ricochet, Spring

3. Noun. A reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration. "He is still on the rebound from his wife's death"
Generic synonyms: Reaction, Response

4. Verb. Return to a former condition. "The business is going to rebound "; "The stock market rallied"
Exact synonyms: Rally
Generic synonyms: Go Back, Recover, Recuperate
Derivative terms: Rally

5. Noun. The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot.
Generic synonyms: Catch, Grab, Snap, Snatch
Group relationships: Basketball, Basketball Game, Hoops

Definition of Rebound

1. v. i. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.

2. v. t. To send back; to reverberate.

3. n. The act of rebounding; resilience.

Definition of Rebound

1. to spring back [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Rebound

1. Just like a rebound in basketball when the ball reverses its course and bounces back off the backboard, in medicine a rebound is a reversal of response upon withdrawal of the stimulus. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebound

rebop
rebops
rebore
rebored
rebores
reboring
reborn
reborrow
reborrows
rebottle
rebottled
rebottles
rebottling
rebought
rebound (current term)
rebound (current term)
rebounded
rebounder
rebounders
rebounding
rebounds
rebound effect
rebound phenomenon
rebound tenderness
reboxetine
rebozo
rebozos
rebrace
rebraced
rebraces

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