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Rebound

/ɹiˈbaʊnd/

The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

📖 Definitions of "Rebound"

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.

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.

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