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Meaning of 'rebound' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rebound [ n.]
- The act of rebounding; resilience.
2 . Rebound [ v. i.]
- To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.
- To give back an echo.
- To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.
3 . Rebound [ v. t.]
- To send back; to reverberate.

Meaning of 'rebound' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rebound [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
Example in sentence:
  • he is still on the rebound from his wife's death
2 . rebound [ v]
Meaning (2):
- return to a former condition
Example in sentence:
  • The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends;
  • The stock market rallied
Meaning (3):
- spring back; spring away from an impact
Example in sentence:
  • The rubber ball bounced;
  • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

Nearby Words:

rebanish rebaptism rebaptization rebaptize rebaptizer rebarbarize rebate rebatement rebato rebec

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