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rebound.

The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹiˈbaʊnd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹi.baʊnd/General-American
  1. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

  2. A return to health or well-being; a recovery.

    I am on the rebound.
  3. An effort to recover from a setback.

  4. The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.

    colloquial
  5. A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently ended romantic relationship.

    colloquial
  6. The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.

  7. An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.

Where this word comes from

From Old French rebondir.

verb/ɹiˈbaʊnd/Received-Pronunciation/ɹiˈbaʊnd/General-American
  1. To bound or spring back from a force.

  2. To give back an echo.

  3. To jump up or get back up again.

    figuratively
  4. To send back; to reverberate.

    transitive
  5. To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team.

Where this word comes from

From Old French rebondir.

verb/ˈɹiː.baʊnd/
  1. simple past and past participle of rebind

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

see rebind

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