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Dictionary: re·bound1   ('bound', rĭ-) pronunciation

v., -bound·ed, -bound·ing, -bounds.

v.intr.
  1. To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.
  2. To recover, as from depression or disappointment.
  3. To reecho; resound.
  4. Basketball. To retrieve and gain possession of the ball as it bounces off the backboard or rim after an unsuccessful shot.
v.tr.
  1. To cause to rebound.
  2. Basketball. To gain possession of (the ball) off the backboard or rim.
n. (rēPRIMARY_STRESSboundSECONDARY_STRESS, rĭ-boundPRIMARY_STRESS)
  1. A springing or bounding back; a recoil.
    1. Sports. A rebounding or caroming ball or hockey puck.
    2. Basketball. The act or an instance of taking possession of a rebounding ball.
  2. A quick recovery from or reaction to disappointment or depression: He is on the rebound following a tumultuous breakup.

[Middle English rebounden, from Old French rebondir : re-, re- + bondir, to leap; see bound1.]

rebounder re·bound'er n.

re·bound2 (rē-bound') pronunciation
v.

Past tense and past participle of rebind.


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verb

  1. To spring back after colliding with something: bounce. See approach/retreat, move/halt.
  2. To jerk backward, as a gun upon firing: recoil. See forward/backward.
  3. To send back the sound of: echo, reecho, reflect, repeat, resound, reverberate. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

    An act of bouncing or a bouncing movement: bounce, bound1. See approach/retreat, move/halt.

Dental Dictionary: rebound
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(rē′bownd)
n/v

1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus

Architecture: rebound
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Wet shotcrete which bounces off a surface against which it is projected.


The springing back of an object when it meets a resistance greater than its own. See also angle of rebound.

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Rebound can refer to:

In sports:

  • Rebound (sports), in sports, refers to the ball becoming freely available after a failed attempt to put it into the goal
  • Rebound (basketball), the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball in such a scenario
  • Rebound sports is a term used to describe trampolining and similar gymnastic sports which use springed aparatus to propel the gymnast into the air
  • Wallyball or "rebound volleyball"

In arts:

Other uses:

  • Rebound (dating), a short period of time following a particularly painful break-up
  • Rebound effect, the tendency of a symptom to return when a medication is discontinued or is no longer effective
  • Rebound effect (conservation), increases in demand caused by the introduction of more efficient technologies
  • Post-glacial rebound, the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last ice age
  • Tyco Rebound, a remote control toy car sold by Tyco R/C

Translations: Rebound
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - springe tilbage, springe op, give bagslag, rikochettere
v. tr. - falde tilbage på
n. - tilbagespring, opspring, bagslag

idioms:

  • on the rebound    udnytte situationen, i tilbagespringet

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugkaatsen, ketsen, averechts werken, reactie na hevige emotie, terugstoot, het terugkaatsen

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) rebondir, (fig) se retourner contre
v. tr. - faire rebondir
n. - rebond, panier (au basket-ball)

idioms:

  • on the rebound    (épouser qn) sous le coup d'une déception amoureuse

Deutsch (German)
v. - abprallen, zurückfallen, neu eingebunden
n. - Rückprall

idioms:

  • on the rebound    beim Abprallen, aus Enttäuschung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναπηδώ (κν. κάνω γκελ)
n. - αναπήδηση (κν. γκέλα)

idioms:

  • on the rebound    στον αέρα (μετά την αναπήδηση), σε ανάνηψη/ανάρρωση (από ψυχικό/αισθηματικό κλονισμό

Italiano (Italian)
rimbalzare

idioms:

  • on the rebound    di rimbalzo, per ripicca

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ricochetear, repercutir
n. - ricochete (m), repercussão (f)

idioms:

  • on the rebound    estar na fossa (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
отскакивать, рикошетировать, рикошет, отдача, отражение

idioms:

  • on the rebound    рикошетом, с досады

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - rebotar, resaltar, resurtir, resonar
v. tr. - devolver, rechazar, reflejar
n. - rebote

idioms:

  • on the rebound    de rebote, en pleno choque emocional

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återfalla, studsa tillbaka
n. - bakslag

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
弹回, 复兴, 复原, 使弹回, 使跳回, 使回响, 使返回, 跳回, 弹回的球, 返回, 振作, 跃起

idioms:

  • on the rebound    在遭受挫折之后, 在弹回中, 在心灰意冷之余

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 彈回, 復興, 復原
v. tr. - 使彈回, 使跳回, 使回響, 使返回
n. - 彈回, 跳回, 彈回的球, 返回, 振作, 躍起

idioms:

  • on the rebound    在遭受挫折之後, 在彈回中, 在心灰意冷之餘

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 되튀다, 되돌아오다, 다시 일어서다
v. tr. - 되튀게 하다, 돌이키다, 반향 시키다
n. - 되튐, 반향, 산울림

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 跳ね返る, 反響する
n. - はね返り, こだま, 反動, 跳ね返り, 反響, 回復

idioms:

  • on the rebound    はね返ったところを

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرتد, يرجع (الاسم) رجوع, ارتداد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ניתז חזרה, נהדף, נתקל וחזר, נרתע, היתה בעל השפעה שלילית על המבצע (פעולה)‬
v. tr. - ‮הקפיץ חזרה, תפס את הכדור החוזר מהסל‬
n. - ‮כדור חוזר (כדורסל), ניתור לאחור, תגובה לאחר התרגשות גדולה, תפיסת הכדור החוזר מהסל‬


 
 
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