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
Example sentences from the Web for rebound
British Dictionary definitions for 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 rebound
rebound
see on the rebound.