rebound
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bounce, recoil, ricochet
- misfire, backfire, boomerang, recoil

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I. re‧bound¹ /rɪˈbaʊnd/ verb

1. [intransitive] if a ball or other moving object rebounds, it moves quickly back away from something it has just hit ⇒ ricochet
rebound off
His shot on goal rebounded off the post.

2. [intransitive] if prices, values etc rebound, they increase again after decreasing Synonym : recover:
Share prices rebounded today after last week’s losses.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to catch a basketball after a player has tried but failed to get a point
rebound on/upon somebody phrasal verb
if something bad or unpleasant you have done rebounds on you, it has a bad effect on you Synonym : backfire

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II. re‧bound² /ˈriːbaʊnd/ noun

1. on the rebound
a) someone who is on the rebound is upset or confused because their romantic relationship has just ended:
He first met me when I was on the rebound, after splitting up with Mark.
b) a ball that is on the rebound has just hit something and is moving back through the air:
I caught the ball on the rebound.
c) something that is on the rebound is starting to increase or improve again:
The market seems to be on the rebound.

2. [countable] technical an act of catching a basketball after a player has tried but failed to get a point

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