rebound

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a movement back from an impact

Similar word(s): backlash, recoil, repercussion

Definition categories: event, motion, movement

2. a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

- he is still on the rebound from his wife's death

Definition categories: act, reaction, response

3. the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

Definition categories: act, catch, grab, snap, snatch

Sentences with rebound as a noun:

- I am on the rebound.

verb

1. spring back; spring away from an impact

Similar word(s): bounce, bound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring

Definition categories: motion, bound, jump, leap, spring

2. return to a former condition

Similar word(s): rally

Definition categories: change, recover, recuperate