noun
Meaning 1
The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
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noun
The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
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noun
A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
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noun
An effort to recover from a setback.
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noun
The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.
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Usage: colloquial
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noun
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.
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Usage: colloquial
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noun
The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
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.
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Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To bound or spring back from a force.
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verb
To give back an echo.
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verb
To jump up or get back up again.
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Usage: figuratively
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verb
To send back; to reverberate.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team.
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Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
simple past and past participle of rebind
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Usage: form-of, participle, past
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noun
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
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Broader terms: catch, grab, snatch, snap
noun
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
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Broader terms: reaction, response
noun
a movement back from an impact
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Synonyms: recoil, repercussion, backlash
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Broader terms: movement, motion
Narrower terms: bounce, bouncing, resilience, resiliency, ricochet, carom
verb
return to a former condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rally
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Broader terms: recover, go back, recuperate
verb
spring back; spring away from an impact
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
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Broader terms: jump, leap, bound, spring
Narrower terms: kick back, recoil, kick, skip, bound off, carom
History
From Old French rebondir.
see rebind
Across languages
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.