- rebound⇄expr. on the rebound, in reaction to or as a result of the abrupt ending of a love affair.
Ex. to become engaged on the rebound. [He] had been interested in another girl altogether, and he had married this one on the rebound (New Yorker). - rebound⇄noun 1. the act or process of springing back; rebounding.
Ex. You hit the ball on the rebound in handball. (Figurative.) a rebound from a state of depression and shame (John F. D. Maurice).
2. (Basketball.) a ball that bounds back off the ba - rebound⇄rebound (1), verb, noun.
- rebound⇄rebound (2), verb.
the past tense and past participle of rebind.
Ex. Send this book to be rebound. - rebound⇄v.i. 1. to spring back.
Ex. I never think I have hit hard unless it rebounds (Samuel Johnson). (Figurative.) An evil example, that would rebound back on themselves (Edmund Burke).
(SYN) recoil.
2. resound.
3. to get back to a g - rebound⇄v.t. 1. to cause to spring back.
2. to echo back.