rebound

Language: en

🇬🇧 /rɪˈbaʊnd/ 🇺🇸 /riːˈbaʊnd/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act of bouncing back after hitting a surface or object; a ricochet.; A recovery or improvement after a period of decline or setback.; In basketball, the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed shot.; A romantic relationship entered into shortly after the end of a previous relationship, often as a way to cope with the breakup.; A person who is in a rebound relationship; someone dated shortly after a breakup.; The recoil or kickback of a firearm or other weapon upon firing.
  2. verb
    To bounce back after hitting a surface; to ricochet.; To recover or improve after a decline or setback.; In basketball, to gain possession of the ball after a missed shot.; To enter into a romantic relationship shortly after ending a previous one.; To recoil or kick back, as a firearm upon discharge.
  3. adjective
    Relating to or characteristic of a rebound relationship; entered into shortly after a breakup.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: rebounds 3rd sing.: rebounds Past: rebounded Past part.: rebounded Pres part.: rebounding

Collocations

on the reboundrebound effectrebound relationshipgrab a reboundrebound fromrebound off

Derivatives

rebounderrebounding

Synonyms

bounce backrecoveryresurgencerallycomebackrevival

Antonyms

declinedropfallslump

Commonly confused

ricochet
EN: 'Ricochet' implies bouncing off a surface at an angle, while 'rebound' implies bouncing back or recovering from a setback.
resound
EN: 'Resound' means to echo or be filled with sound; 'rebound' means to bounce back or recover.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note that the stress shifts: as a verb it is re-BOUND, as a noun it is REE-bownd.

💬 Examples

  1. The ball hit the wall and the rebound went straight into the net.

  2. The stock market showed a strong rebound after the crash.

  3. The center grabbed the rebound and quickly passed the ball upcourt.

  4. She knew he was just a rebound, but she didn't care at the time.

  5. He felt like a rebound when he found out she had broken up with her ex only a week before.

  6. The rebound of the rifle bruised his shoulder.

  7. The bullet rebounded off the metal plate and struck the wall.

  8. The economy rebounded quickly after the recession.

  9. He rebounded the missed free throw and scored on the putback.

  10. She rebounded with a coworker just two weeks after her divorce.