rebound

re·bound ¹

 (rē′bound′, rĭ-)

v. re·bound·ed, re·bound·ing, re·bounds

v.intr.

1. To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.

2. To recover, as from depression or disappointment.

3. To reecho; resound.

4. Basketball To retrieve and gain possession of the ball as it bounces off the backboard or rim after an unsuccessful shot.

v.tr.

1. To cause to rebound.

2. Basketball To gain possession of (the ball) off the backboard or rim.

n. (rē′bound′, rĭ-bound′)

1. A springing or bounding back; a recoil.

2.

a. Sports A rebounding or caroming ball or hockey puck, especially coming off of a goalie who has blocked a shot.

b. Basketball The act or an instance of taking possession of a rebounding ball.

3. A quick recovery from or reaction to disappointment or depression: He is on the rebound following a tumultuous breakup.

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[Middle English rebounden, from Old French rebondir : re-, re- + bondir, to leap; see bound¹.]

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re·bound′er n.

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re·bound ²

 (rē-bound′)

v.

Past tense and past participle of rebind.

rebound

vb (intr)

1. to spring back, as from a sudden impact

2. to misfire, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator: the plan rebounded.

n

3. the act or an instance of rebounding

4. on the rebound

a. in the act of springing back

b. informal in a state of recovering from rejection, disappointment, etc: he married her on the rebound from an unhappy love affair.

[C14: from Old French rebondir, from re- + bondir to bound²]

re•bound

(v. rɪˈbaʊnd, ˈriˈbaʊnd; n. ˈriˌbaʊnd, rɪˈbaʊnd)

v.i.

1. to bound or spring back from force of impact.

2. to recover, as from ill health or discouragement.

3. Basketball. to gain hold of rebounds.

v.t.

4. to cause to bound back; cast back.

5. Basketball. to gain hold of (a rebound).

n.

6. the act of rebounding; recoil.

7. Basketball. an instance of seizing the ball off the backboard or rim.

Idioms:

on the rebound,

a. (of a bounced ball) while still in the air.

b. in an attempt to replace a recently lost relationship, esp. a romance: to marry on the rebound.

[1300–50; Middle English (v.) < Middle French rebondir= Old French re- re- + bondir to bound²]

rebound

Past participle: rebounded
Gerund: rebounding

Imperative

rebound

rebound

rebound

Ball that bounces back into play off the backboard or rim of the basket after an unsuccessful shot.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rebound - a movement back from an impact   backlash, recoil, repercussion motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something bouncing, bounce - rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) resiliency, resilience - an occurrence of rebounding or springing back carom, ricochet - a glancing rebound
	2.	rebound - a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death" response, reaction - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
	3.	rebound - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot snap, grab, snatch, catch - the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
Verb	1.	rebound - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" bounce, ricochet, take a hop, resile, recoil, spring, bound, reverberate kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" bound off, skip - bound off one point after another carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
	2.	rebound - return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" rally recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

rebound

verb

1. bounce, ricochet, spring back, return, resound, recoil His shot rebounded from a post.

2. misfire, backfire, recoil, boomerang Mia realised her trick had rebounded on her.

rebound

verb

1. To spring back after colliding with something:

bounce.

2. To jerk backward, as a gun upon firing:

recoil.

3. To send back the sound of:

echo, reecho, reflect, repeat, resound, reverberate.

noun

An act of bouncing or a bouncing movement:

bounce, bound.

Translations

يَرْتَد إلى

odrazit se

kastes tilbage

zurückprallen

αναπηδώ

rebondirrebondissementrebond

endurkastast

rimbalzarerimbalzo

atsimušusatšokus

atlēktatsisties

sprette tilbake

çarpıp gelmekgeri sekmek

回弹

rebound

[ˈriːbaʊnd]

A. N on the rebound (Sport) → de rebote
she hit the ball on the rebound → dio al balón de rebote
she married him on the rebound → se casó con él por despecho

B. [rɪˈbaʊnd] VI → rebotar

rebound on VI + PREP → estallar en la cara de

rebound

[rɪˈbaʊnd]

vi

[ball] → rebondir

(COMMERCE) [market, economy] → se redresser; [prices, currency] → remonter

[ˈriːbaʊnd] n

[ball] → rebond m
to hit a ball on the rebound → frapper une balle au rebond

(after failed relationship) [person] to be on the rebound → être sous le coup d'une déception amoureuse
to marry sb on the rebound → se marier avec qn à la suite d'une déception amoureuse

(COMMERCE) [prices] → remontée f; [economy, market] → reprise f, redressement m
to be on the rebound [prices] → être en train de remonter; [economy, business] → être en train de se redresser

rebound

vi (ball, bullet) → zurückprallen, abprallen (against, off von); your methods will rebound on you → Ihre Methoden werden auf Sie zurückfallen

n (of ball, bullet) → Rückprall m; (Baseball) → Rebound m; to hit a ball on the rebound → den zurück- or abgeprallten Ball schlagen; she married him on the rebound → sie heiratete ihn, um sich über einen anderen hinwegzutrösten

rebound

[n ˈriːbaʊnd; vb rɪˈbaʊnd]

1. n on the rebound → per ripicca

2. vi (ball) → rimbalzare

rebound on vi + prep → ricadere su, ritorcersi contro

rebound

(riˈbaund) verb

to bounce back. The ball rebounded off the wall. terugwip يَرْتَد إلى отскачам ressaltar odrazit se zurückprallen kastes tilbage αναπηδώrebotar tagasi põrkama به اول بر گرداندن kimmota rebondir לִקפוֹץ בַּחֲזָרָה पीछे को उछल आना odskok, odboj visszapattan melenting endurkastast rimbalzare はね返る 튀어오르다 atšokti, atsimušti atsisties; atlēkt melantun terugstuitensprette tilbakeodbić się بيرته راګرځيدل، بياراتلل، خپل ځاى ته بيرته راګرځيدنه ressaltar a ricoşa (din) отскакивать odraziť sa odskočiti odbiti se studsa tillbaka สะท้อนกลับ çarpıp gelmek, geri sekmek 反彈 відскакувати دوبارہ واپس ہونا nẩy lại 回弹

on the rebound (ˈriːbaund)

as (something) bounces back. He caught the ball on the rebound. toe dit terugwip عندَ الإرْتِداد при отскачането rebote při odskoku beim Zurückprallen i tilbageslaget στον αέρα, τη στιγμή της αναπήδησης de rebote tagasipõrkel در حال پس جهش؛ پس از کمانه کردن pompusta au rebond בְּעוֹדוֹ חוֹזֵר पलटा खाना pri odskoku visszapattantában ketika melenting í frákastinu di rimbalzo はね返ったところを 되튀는 것을 (kam) atšokus, atsimušus atsitienā; rikošetā lantunan bij het terugstuiten når den spretter tilbake, på returen po odbiciu (się) بياراتلل no ressalto după ce a ricoşat рикошетом pri odskoku po odskoku u odbijanju på uppstuds การสะท้อนกลับ sıçrayan, geri tepen 反彈的 рикошетом دوپارہ پلٹنے پر bật ngược lại 弹回的

re·bound

n. rebote, regreso a una condición previa después que el estímulo inicial se suprime;

v. rebotar, repercutir.

rebound

n rebote m; — hypertension hipertensión f de rebote