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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
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
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"
4. Verb. Return to a former condition. "The business is going to rebound "; "The stock market rallied"
5. Noun. The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot.
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
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