What does Rebound mean?

Definitions for Rebound
rɪˈbaʊnd, ˈriˈbaʊnd; ˈriˌbaʊnd, rɪˈbaʊndre·bound

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlashnoun

    a movement back from an impact

  2. reboundnoun

    a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

    "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"

  3. reboundverb

    the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

  4. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochetverb

    spring back; spring away from an impact

    "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

  5. rally, reboundverb

    return to a former condition

    "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"

GCIDE

  1. Reboundverb

    to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.

  2. Reboundnoun

    recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Reboundnoun

    The act of flying back in consequence of motion resisted; resilition.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    I do feel,
    By the rebound of yours, a grief that shoots
    My very heart. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

    If you strike a ball sidelong, not full upon the surface, the rebound will be as much the contrary way; whether there be any such resilience in echoes may be tried. Francis Bacon.

    The weapon with unerring fury flew,
    At his left shoulder aim’d: nor entrance found;
    But back, as from a rock, with swift rebound,
    Harmless return’d. Dryden.

  2. To Reboundverb

    To reverberate; to beat back.

    All our invectives, at their supposed errors, fall back with a rebounded force upon our own real ones. Decay of Piety.

    Silenus sung, the vales his voice rebound,
    And carry to the skies the sacred sound. Dryden.

    Flow’rs, by the soft South West
    Open’d, and gather’d by religious hands,
    Rebound their sweets from th’ odoriferous pavement. Matthew Prior.

  3. To Reboundverb

    To spring back; to be reverberated; to fly back, in consequence of motion impressed and resisted by a greater power.

    Etymology: rebondir, Fr. re and bound.

    Whether it were a roaring voice of most savage wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains. Wisd. xvii.

    It with rebounding surge the bars assail’d. John Milton.

    Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and that not only directly with regard to the good or ill we may do to others, but reflexively with regard to what may rebound to ourselves. Government of the Tongue.

    Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another: impenetrability makes them only stop. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

    She bounding from the shelfy shore,
    Round the descending nymph the waves rebounding roar. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. Rebound

    Rebound is a song by American indie rock band Sebadoh, from their 1994 album Bakesale. It was released as a CD Single and 7" vinyl record. A solo acoustic version appears as a b-side on the song's US single, and on the 2011 Bakesale reissue. A music video was made for the song.

ChatGPT

  1. rebound

    Rebound generally refers to bouncing back or recovering from a setback or decline. In sports, it refers to the act of gaining possession of a ball that bounced off the goal or the rim. In a broader context, it could mean recovering from a difficult situation or event such as a failed relationship or economic downturn.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Reboundverb

    to spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo

  2. Reboundverb

    to give back an echo

  3. Reboundverb

    to bound again or repeatedly, as a horse

  4. Reboundverb

    to send back; to reverberate

  5. Reboundnoun

    the act of rebounding; resilience

  6. Etymology: [Pref. re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.]

Wikidata

  1. Rebound

    Rebound is a 2005 comedy film directed by Steve Carr and starring Martin Lawrence as a banished college basketball coach who returns to his old middle school team to coach. This was also Tara Correa's final film role. She was murdered in a gang shooting on October 25, 2005. The film was a critical and box office failure.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rebound

    rē-bownd′, v.i. to bound or start back: to bound repeatedly: to recoil: to reverberate: to re-echo.—v.t. to repeat as an echo.—n. act of rebounding: recoil.

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  1. unbored

  2. beround

  3. unorbed

  4. unrobed

  5. bounder

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rebound in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rebound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Rebound in a Sentence

  1. Elvis Picardo:

    This rebound is a welcome one, but it's not very convincing. It's really hard to see the TSX make a sustained advance from these levels, i haven't seen sentiment for the TSX change this quickly.

  2. Anthemos Georgiades:

    What is happening now is a massive rebound in rents.

  3. Amanda Rizza:

    Career counselors compare the dynamic to the 2008 recession but say there is hope for today's graduates to succeed in the job market, even if it takes time for the economy to rebound. ( Elina Shirazi) While Kmitt also shares concerns entering the workforce, she says one of the worst feelings are of being robbed of her senior experience. CHARLIE KIRK : CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS DO THESE 3 THINGS TO HELP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES NOW Penny Kmitt poses alongside Penny Kmitt Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters during a soccer kickoff charity event at American University. ( Elina Shirazi) Coronavirus disrupted my year both socially, academically and emotionally. Elina Shirazi -RRB- Coronavirus really hit me as a student on so many different fronts. I feel like I did not get to say goodbye to people, to my college experience, to kind of still being a kid in a way. Now, Im just applying everywhere and I am just going to take the time to think about it and figure my life out. Amanda Rizza, a senior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communication and minoring in Psychological Sciences, says Amanda Rizza is also feeling the anxiety of finding a job, but is trying to focus on the big picture. Amanda Rizza is a senior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communication and minoring in Psychological Sciences. Amanda Rizza says Amanda Rizza is also feeling the anxiety of finding a job, but is trying to focus on the big picture. It is one thing to be a senior stressed about finding a job, but it is a whole other situation trying to begin a post-graduate career during a pandemic to this magnitude, dealing with this while also balancing online academics and a part-time student job that I was able to continue remotely, is a daily challenge. I am grateful to be able to continue my academics and current job through the University of Connecticut, but the future is quite unknown for students who are in the same boat as me. It is stressful and anxiety-provoking, but all we can do is take one day at a time.

  4. Zhou Lin:

    Reforms inject vigour into the economy, and are good for the market, helping extend the rebound, although investors are still looking for signs that the economy is bottoming out, the panic sentiment we saw last week is over.

  5. Tommy Lloyd:

    I think we really built some foundational pieces this year that are really going to serve us well moving forward. Extremely proud of the guys. Extremely proud of the coaching staff, we ran into a really good team tonight that was just a little bit too much for us. Houston stretched its lead to 10 points three different times before halftime. The Wildcats missed seven of their first eight shots, and trailed by double digits for the first time after Houston scored seven points in a 57-second span for a 14-4 lead. That quick spurt included Shead getting a rebound to start a fastbreak that ended with his pass to Ramon Walker Jr. in the left corner for an open 3, and a driving layup by Edwards after a turnover. Taze Moore, a graduate transfer, had a career-high 21 points in Houston’s second-round win over Illinois, but Taze Moore early 3 to make it 5-0 Houston in the first two minutes was all Taze Moore ’d score against The Wildcats. Taze Moore committed Taze Moore third personal foul with 9:22 left and played only 17 minutes overall.

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