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   rebound

   verb

   • 1. bounce back through the air after hitting something hard: "his shot hammered into the post and rebounded across the goal" Similar bouncebounce backspring backricochetboomerangglancerecoilcaromrare:resile
   • ▪ gain possession of a missed shot after it bounces off the backboard or basket rim: "he proved that he can score and rebound as well as any of his peers"
   • 2. recover in value, amount, or strength after a decrease or decline: "the Share Index rebounded to show a twenty-point gain" Similar recoverrallybounce backpick upmake a recoverymake a comeback
   • 3. (of an event or action) have an unexpected adverse consequence for (someone, especially the person responsible for it): "Nicholas's tricks are rebounding on him" Similar backfire onmisfire onboomerang onhave an adverse effect onhave unwelcome repercussions forcome back onbe self-defeating forcause one to be hoist with one's own petardinformal:score an own goalarchaic:redound on

   noun

   • 1. (in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface: "he blasted the rebound into the net"
   • ▪ a recovery of possession of a missed shot: "he had twenty-two points and six rebounds, and missed only three shots"
   • 2. an increase in value, amount, or strength after a previous decline: "they revealed a big rebound in profits for last year"
   • ▪ the recurrence of a medical condition, especially after withdrawal of medication: "rebound hypertension"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rebondir, from re- ‘back’ + bondir ‘bounce up’.

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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.

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   The meaning of REBOUND is to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body. How to use rebound in a sentence.

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   Rebound definition: to bound or spring back from force of impact.. See examples of REBOUND used in a sentence.

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   To rebound is to come back from a slump. You might rebound from an illness, or your country might rebound from an economic recession.

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   Definition of rebound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define rebound. rebound synonyms, rebound pronunciation, rebound translation, English dictionary definition of rebound. v. re·bound·ed , re·bound·ing , re·bounds v. intr. 1. To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something. 2. To recover, as from depression...

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   [VERB] Synonyms: bounce, ricochet, spring back, return More Synonyms of rebound. 2. verb. If an action or situation rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else. Mia realised her trick had rebounded on her. [VERB + on/upon]