rebound

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old French rebondir. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹiˈbaʊnd/ (General American) IPA(key): (noun) /ˈɹi.baʊnd/, (verb) /ɹiˈbaʊnd/ Rhymes: -aʊnd, -iːbaʊnd ==== Noun ==== rebound (plural rebounds) The recoil of an object bouncing off another. A return to health or well-being; a recovery. An effort to recover from a setback. (colloquial) The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship. (colloquial) 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. (sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost. (basketball) 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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Greek: (basketball) ριμπάουντ (rimpáount) (learned) ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== rebound (third-person singular simple present rebounds, present participle rebounding, simple past and past participle rebounded) To bound or spring back from a force. To give back an echo. (figuratively) To jump up or get back up again. (transitive) To send back; to reverberate. (basketball) To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== bound (verb) === Etymology 2 === see rebind ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.baʊnd/ Rhymes: -iːbaʊnd ==== Verb ==== rebound simple past and past participle of rebind === Anagrams === bounder, unbored, unrobed