rebound

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Synonyms: resound, redound, rewound, refound, prebound

Antonyms: resound, redound, rewound, refound, prebound

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Noun

1. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
2. A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
   • I am on the rebound.
3. An effort to recover from a setback.
4. The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.
5. 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.
6. The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
7. 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

1. To bound or spring back from a force.
2. To give back an echo.
3. To jump up or get back up again.
4. To send back; to reverberate.
5. To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team.

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of rebind

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