What is the meaning of rebound?

noun

  • A movement back from an impact.
  • A reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration.
    • usage: "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"
  • The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot.

verb

  • Provide with a new binding.
    • usage: "The tattered old book is valuable and we need to rebind it"
  • Spring back; spring away from an impact.
    • usage: "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
  • Return to a former condition.
    • usage: "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
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