Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
rebound — re‧bound [rɪˈbaʊnd] verb [intransitive] to increase or grow again after decreasing: • signs that the economy will rebound next year • Stock prices rebounded from Wednesday s steep slide. rebound noun [countable] : • He forecasts a strong rebound… … Financial and business terms
Rebound — can refer to:* Rebound (sports), in sports, refers to the ball becoming freely available after a failed attempt to put it into the goal ** Rebound (basketball), the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball in such a scenario… … Wikipedia
Rebound! — Origin Sweden Genres Pop, R B Years active 2010 April 2010 Labels Sony Music Website … Wikipedia
rebound — rebound, redound 1. Rebound is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb. 2. The image with the verb rebound is of something bouncing back, and with redound it is of a tide or… … Modern English usage
Rebound — (englisch für Abprall, Rückprall oder abprallen, zurückprallen) steht für: das Fangen des Balls nach einem missglückten Korbversuch, siehe Rebound (Basketball) Effekte, die das Einsparpotenzial von Effizienzmaßnahmen reduzieren oder ganz… … Deutsch Wikipedia
rebound — ► VERB 1) bounce back after hitting a hard surface. 2) recover in value, amount, or strength. 3) (rebound on/upon) have an unexpected adverse consequence for. ► NOUN 1) a ball or shot that rebounds. 2) an instance of recovering in value, amount,… … English terms dictionary
rebound — [ri bound′; ] also, and for vi. 4 & n. usually [, rē′bound΄] vi. [ME rebounden < OFr rebondir] 1. to bound back; spring back upon impact with something 2. to reecho or reverberate 3. to leap or spring, as in recovery [his spirits rebounded ] ☆ … English World dictionary
rebound — rebound, reverberate, recoil, resile, repercuss are comparable when they mean to spring back to an original position or shape. Rebound basically implies a springing back after a collision or impact {the ball readily rebounds when thrown against a … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Rebound — Re*bound (r[ e]*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. [1913 Webster] Bodies which are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rebound — Re*bound , v. t. To send back; to reverberate. [1913 Webster] Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
