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re⋅bound

  [v. ri-bound, ree-bound; n. ree-bound, ri-bound]
Use rebound in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
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: a forward who rebounds well off the offensive board.
–verb (used with object)
4. to cause to bound back; cast back.
5. Basketball. to gain hold of (a rebound): The guard rebounded the ball in backcourt.
–noun
6. the act of rebounding; recoil.
7. Basketball.
a. a ball that bounces off the backboard or the rim of the basket.
b. an instance of gaining hold of such a ball.
8. Ice Hockey. a puck that bounces off the gear or person of a goalkeeper attempting to make a save.
—Idiom
9. on the rebound,
a. after bouncing off the ground, a wall, etc.: He hit the ball on the rebound.
b. after being rejected by another: She didn't really love him; she married him on the rebound.
Origin:
1300–50; ME (v.) < MF rebondir, equiv. to OF re- re- + bondir to bound 2
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re·bind   (rē-bīnd')   
tr.v.   re·bound (-bound'), re·bind·ing, re·binds
To bind again, especially to put a new binding on (a book).
n.   (rē'bīnd')
A book that has been 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.
    1. Sports A rebounding or caroming ball or hockey puck.
    2. 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.

[Middle English rebounden, from Old French rebondir : re-, re- + bondir, to leap; see bound1.]
re·bound'er n.
re·bound 2   (rē-bound')   
v.  Past tense and past participle of rebind.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Rebound

Re*bound"\, v. i. [Pref. re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.]

1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.

Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another. --Sir I. Newton.

2. To give back an echo. [R.] --T. Warton.

3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. --Pope.

Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.

Rebound

Re*bound"\, v. t. To send back; to reverberate.

Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. --Dryden.

Rebound

Re*bound"\, n. The act of rebounding; resilience.

Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound. --Dryden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : rebound
Spanish: rebotar,
German: zurückprallen,
Japanese: はね返る
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rebound  (v.)
c.1300, "to spring, leap," also "return to afflict" (1412), from O.Fr. rebondir "leap back, resound," from re- "back" + bondir "leap, bound" (see bound (v.)). Sense of "to spring back from force of impact" is recorded from 1398. Sports use probably first in tennis; basketball sense is attested from 1954. The noun is first recorded 1530.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·bound
Pronunciation: 'rE-"baund, ri-'
Function: noun
: a spontaneous reaction; especially : a return to a previousstate or condition following removal of a stimulus or cessation of treatment rebound hypertensive crisis —EmergencyMedicine>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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rebound

see on the rebound.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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