English dictionary

rebound

/'r/i/,b/AU/nd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a movement back from an impact

noun.event

Synonyms backlash recoil repercussion

Source: WordNet 3.0
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

noun.act

Examples
He is still on the rebound from his wife's death.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of rebounding; resilience.

noun

Source: webster1913

spring back; spring away from an impact

verb.motion

Synonyms bounce bound recoil resile reverberate ricochet spring take a hop

Source: WordNet 3.0
return to a former condition

verb.change

Synonyms rally

Source: WordNet 3.0
To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a <i>rebounding</i> echo.

verb

Source: webster1913
To send back; to reverberate.

verb

Source: webster1913