HOW TO PRONOUNCE
rebound
/ˈɹi.baʊnd/
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What does rebound mean?
noun
- The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
- A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
- An effort to recover from a setback.
More meanings (10)
noun
- The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.
- 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.
- The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
- 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.
verb
- To bound or spring back from a force.
- To give back an echo.
- (figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
- To send back; to reverberate.
- To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team.
- simple past and past participle of rebind
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹi.baʊnd/
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See this word in context.
Time went on, the old book was not rebound, but kept piously in a case of Russia leather.
The woods to hollow vales convey the sound, The vales to hills, and hills the notes rebound.
More book examples (3)
After the first hand up or play it is unnecessary that the ball should rebound beyond the taw line.
Would I might never O’ertake pursued success, but I do feel, By the rebound of yours, a grief that smites My very heart at root.
To dream of witches, denotes that you, with others, will seek adventures which will afford hilarious enjoyment, but it will eventually rebound to your mortification.