rebound

[Re*bound·]

To rebound is to come back from a slump. You might rebound from an illness, or your country might rebound from an economic recession.

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

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

Noun
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife''s death"

Noun
a movement back from an impact

Verb
return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"

Verb
spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

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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.

v. i.
To give back an echo.

v. i.
To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.

v. t.
To send back; to reverberate.

n.
The act of rebounding; resilience.


Rebound

Re*bound" , v. i. [Pref. re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.] 1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.
Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another.
2. To give back an echo. [R.] T. Warton. 3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. Pope. Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.

Rebound

Re*bound", v. t. To send back; to reverberate.
Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound.

Rebound

Re*bound", n. The act of rebounding; resilience.
Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.

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

To send back; to reverberate.

The act of rebounding; resilience.

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Usage Examples

Your 40s are a major trough. About the age of 50, feelings of satisfaction begin to rebound and keep rising into your 50s, 60s and 70s, with health being a major factor.

My first marriage was totally unsuitable and shouldn't have happened. It was a whirlwind, rebound thing. I was 23 or 24 - a baby.

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Other Usage Examples

I think every time I go in a game, I have added something positive. I have gotten a rebound or made a defensive play. That is what I try to focus on.

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

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