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REBOUND definition: 1. to bounce back after hitting a hard surface 2. If an action rebounds on you, it does not have…. Learn more.
Check pronunciation: rebound. Definition of rebound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To rebound is to come back from a slump. You might rebound from an illness, or your country might rebound from an economic recession. Like many words that start with the prefix re, rebound involves something happening again. In this case, to rebound is to bounce back to a previous state or condition.
verb (used with object) to cause to bound back; cast back. Basketball. to gain hold of (a rebound): The guard rebounded the ball in backcourt. noun. the act of rebounding; recoil. Basketball. a ball that bounces off the backboard or the rim of the basket. an instance of gaining hold of such a ball.
[no object] : to bounce back off something after hitting it. The baseball rebounded off the wall. 2. [no object] : to increase or improve after a recent decrease or decline. Share prices are rebounding. She rebounded quickly from the loss. He is rebounding [= recovering] from the injury well.
4 days ago · 1. verb. If something rebounds from a solid surface, it bounces or springs back from it. His shot in the 21st minute of the game rebounded from a post. [VERB preposition] The hot liquid splashed down on the concrete and rebounded. [VERB] Synonyms: bounce, ricochet, spring back, return More Synonyms of rebound. 2. verb.
1. To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something. 2. To recover, as from depression or disappointment. 3. To reecho; resound. 4. Basketball To retrieve and gain possession of the ball as it bounces off the backboard or rim after an unsuccessful shot. v.tr. 1. To cause to rebound. 2.
