rebound

/ɹiˈbaʊnd//ˈɹibaʊnd/

noun

  1. 1

    The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

  2. 2

    A return to health or well-being; a recovery.

    I am on the rebound.
  3. 3

    An effort to recover from a setback.

  4. 4

    A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently-ended romantic relationship.

  5. 5

    The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost.

  6. 6

    An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.

verb

  1. 1

    To bound or spring back from a force.

  2. 2

    To give back an echo.

  3. 3

    To jump up or get back up again.

  4. 4

    To send back; to reverberate.

verb

  1. 1

    To bind again.

  2. 2

    To associate a command with a different key.

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