rebound

¹re·bound

verb \ˈrē-ˌbau̇nd, ri-ˈ\

Definition of REBOUND

intransitive verb

1

a : to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body b : to recover from setback or frustration

2

: reecho

3

: to gain possession of a rebound in basketball

transitive verb

: to cause to rebound

— re·bound·er \ˈrē-ˌbau̇n-dər, ri-ˈ\ noun

Examples of REBOUND

1. The baseball rebounded off the wall.
2. She rebounded quickly from the loss.
3. She is good at both shooting and rebounding.
4. He rebounded the ball and quickly passed it to a teammate.

Origin of REBOUND

Middle English, from Anglo-French rebundir, from re- + Old French bondir to bound — more at bound

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to REBOUND

Synonyms: bounce (back), come back, rally, recover, snap back

Related Words: reanimate, revitalize, revive

Near Antonyms: decline, fail, worsen

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Rhymes with REBOUND

abound, aground, around, astound, background, bloodhound, boozehound, brassbound, break ground, campground, chowhound, clothbound, come round, compound, confound, coonhound, deerhound, deskbound, dumbfound, earthbound, eastbound, elkhound, expound, fairground, fogbound, foot-pound, foreground, foxhound, gain ground, go-round, greyhound, half-bound, hardbound, hellhound, hidebound, high ground, homebound, horehound, housebound, icebound, impound, inbound, ironbound, lose ground, newfound, newshound, northbound, outbound, playground, pot-bound, profound, propound, redound, renowned, resound, rockbound, rock hound, scent hound, sight hound, sleuthhound, smooth hound, snowbound, softbound, southbound, spellbound, staghound, stone-ground, stormbound, strikebound, surround, to ground, top round, unbound, unround, unsound, well-found, westbound, wolfhound, year-round