rebound
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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.
2.
a. Sports A rebounding or caroming ball or hockey puck, especially coming off of a goalie who has blocked a shot.
b. 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.
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rebound
vb (intr)
1. to spring back, as from a sudden impact
2. to misfire, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator: the plan rebounded.
n
3. the act or an instance of rebounding
4. on the rebound
a. in the act of springing back
b. informal in a state of recovering from rejection, disappointment, etc: he married her on the rebound from an unhappy love affair.
[C14: from Old French rebondir, from re- + bondir to bound2]
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re•bound
(v. rɪˈbaʊnd, ˈriˈbaʊnd; n. ˈriˌbaʊnd, rɪˈbaʊnd)v.i.
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.
v.t. 4. to cause to bound back; cast back.
5. Basketball. to gain hold of (a rebound).
n. 6. the act of rebounding; recoil.
7. Basketball. an instance of seizing the ball off the backboard or rim.
Idioms: on the rebound,
a. (of a bounced ball) while still in the air.
b. in an attempt to replace a recently lost relationship, esp. a romance: to marry on the rebound.
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rebound
Past participle: rebounded
Gerund: rebounding
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rebound
Ball that bounces back into play off the backboard or rim of the basket after an unsuccessful shot.
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| Noun | 1. |  rebound - a movement back from an impact resiliency, resilience - an occurrence of rebounding or springing back |
| 2. | rebound - a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death" | |
| 3. | rebound - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot snap, grab, snatch, catch - the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop | |
| Verb | 1. | rebound - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" |
| 2. | rebound - return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" |
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rebound
verb
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rebound
verb1. To spring back after colliding with something:
2. To jerk backward, as a gun upon firing:
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Translations
يَرْتَد إلى
odrazit se
kastes tilbage
endurkastast
atsimušusatšokus
atlēktatsisties
çarpıp gelmekgeri sekmek
rebound
[ˈriːbaʊnd]A. N on the rebound (Sport) → de rebote
she hit the ball on the rebound → dio al balón de rebote
she married him on the rebound → se casó con él por despecho
she hit the ball on the rebound → dio al balón de rebote
she married him on the rebound → se casó con él por despecho
B. [rɪˈbaʊnd] VI → rebotar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rebound
[rɪˈbaʊnd] vi
[ball] → rebondir
(COMMERCE) [market, economy] → se redresser; [prices, currency] → remonter
[ˈriːbaʊnd] n
(after failed relationship) [person] to be on the rebound → être sous le coup d'une déception amoureuse
to marry sb on the rebound → se marier avec qn à la suite d'une déception amoureuse
to marry sb on the rebound → se marier avec qn à la suite d'une déception amoureuse
(COMMERCE) [prices] → remontée f; [economy, market] → reprise f, redressement m
to be on the rebound [prices] → être en train de remonter; [economy, business] → être en train de se redresser
to be on the rebound [prices] → être en train de remonter; [economy, business] → être en train de se redresser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rebound
vi (ball, bullet) → zurückprallen, abprallen (against, off von); your methods will rebound on you → Ihre Methoden werden auf Sie zurückfallen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rebound
[n ˈriːbaʊnd; vb rɪˈbaʊnd]1. n on the rebound → per ripicca
2. vi (ball) → rimbalzare
rebound on vi + prep → ricadere su, ritorcersi contro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rebound
(riˈbaund) verb to bounce back. The ball rebounded off the wall.
on the rebound (ˈriːbaund) as (something) bounces back. He caught the ball on the rebound.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
re·bound
n. rebote, regreso a una condición previa después que el estímulo inicial se suprime;
v. rebotar, repercutir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
rebound
n rebote m; — hypertension hipertensión f de reboteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.