rebound
[ verb ri-bound, ree-bound; noun ree-bound, ri-bound ]
/ verb rɪˈbaʊnd, ˈriˈbaʊnd; noun ˈriˌbaʊnd, rɪˈbaʊnd /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to bound back; cast back.
Basketball.
to gain hold of (a rebound): The guard rebounded the ball in backcourt.
noun
Idioms for rebound
- after bouncing off the ground, a wall, etc.: He hit the ball on the rebound.
- after being rejected by another: She didn't really love him; she married him on the rebound.
on the rebound,
Origin of rebound
Words nearby rebound
rebop,
rebore,
reborn,
reboso,
rebote,
rebound,
rebound phenomenon,
rebound tenderness,
rebounder,
rebozo,
rebrand
British Dictionary definitions for on the rebound
rebound
verb (rɪˈbaʊnd) (intr)
to spring back, as from a sudden impact
to misfire, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator
the plan rebounded
noun (ˈriːbaʊnd)
the act or an instance of rebounding
on the rebound
- in the act of springing back
- informal in a state of recovering from rejection, disappointment, etche married her on the rebound from an unhappy love affair
Word Origin for rebound
C14: from Old French
rebondir, from
re- +
bondir to
bound ²
Idioms and Phrases with on the rebound (1 of 2)
on the rebound
Reacting to or recovering from an unhappy experience, especially the end of a love affair. For example, A month after breaking up with Larry, Jane got engaged to Bob, a classic case of being on the rebound. This metaphoric term, alluding to the bouncing back of a ball, has been used in the present sense since the mid-1800s, although rebound alone had been used figuratively for much longer.
Idioms and Phrases with on the rebound (2 of 2)
rebound
see on the rebound.