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- DictionaryRe·bound
verb
- 1. bounce back through the air after hitting a hard surface or object: "his shot hammered into the post and rebounded across the goal"
noun
- 1. (in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface: "he blasted the rebound into the net"
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.
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.
Definition of rebound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 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.
Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. rebounded, rebounding, rebounds. To bound back; spring back upon impact with something. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make bound or spring back. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To return (a sound) Webster's New World. To recover, as from depression or disappointment. American Heritage.
From Longman Business Dictionary 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 in oil prices. → See Verb table.
(business) a positive reaction that happens after something negative There are signs of an economic rebound. Idioms. on the rebound. while you are sad and confused, especially after a relationship has ended Paul left her and three months later she married Andy on the rebound. They first met when he was on the rebound from a broken relationship.
