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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\, n.
     1. The act of rebounding; resilience.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or
        disappointment.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\ (r[-e]*bound"), v. i. [Pref. re- + bound:
     cf. F. rebondir.]
     1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or
        reverberated by elastic force on collision with another
        body; as, a rebounding echo.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to
              be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one
              another.                              --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give back an echo. [R.] --T. Warton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or
        disappointment.
        [PJC]
  
     Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer
        rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\, v. t.
     To send back; to reverberate.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\, v. i. [Pref. re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.]
     1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or
        reverberated by elastic force on collision with another
        body; as, a rebounding echo.
  
              Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to
              be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one
              another.                              --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     2. To give back an echo. [R.] --T. Warton.
  
     3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. --Pope.
  
     Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer
        rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\, v. t.
     To send back; to reverberate.
  
           Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\, n.
     The act of rebounding; resilience.
  
           Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.
                                                    --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rebound
       n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: recoil, repercussion,
             backlash]
       2: a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is
          still on the rebound from his wife's death"
       3: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball
          after a missed shot
       v 1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
            bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
            after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a
            hop, spring, bound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet]
       2: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied
          and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: rally]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rebound
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το ριμπάουντ
     2 η ανάρρωση από μια αρρώστια
     3 η προσπάθεια να συνέλθει κανείς από μια αποτυχία (πχ
  συναισθηματική)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 το ριμπάουντ
     2 η ανάρρωση από μια αρρώστια
     3 η προσπάθεια να συνέλθει κανείς από μια αποτυχία (πχ
  συναισθηματική)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rebound
     n.
     1 The recoil of an object bounce off another.
     2 A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
     3 An effort to recover from a setback.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The period of get over a recently ended romantic
  relationship.
     5 (lb en colloquial) A romantic partner with whom one begins a
  relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of get over a
  previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
     6 (lb en sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a
  defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
     vb.
     1 To bound or spring back from a force.
     2 To give back an echo.
     3 (lb en figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send back; to reverberate.
     vb.
     (infl of en rebind  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rebound
     n.
     1 The recoil of an object bounce off another.
     2 A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
     3 An effort to recover from a setback.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The period of get over a recently ended romantic
  relationship.
     5 (lb en colloquial) A romantic partner with whom one begins a
  relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of get over a
  previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
     6 (lb en sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a
  defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
     vb.
     1 To bound or spring back from a force.
     2 To give back an echo.
     3 (lb en figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send back; to reverberate.
     vb.
     (infl of en rebind  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rebound
     n.
     1 The recoil of an object bounce off another.
     2 A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
     3 An effort to recover from a setback.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The period of get over a recently ended romantic
  relationship.
     5 (lb en colloquial) A romantic partner with whom one begins a
  relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of get over a
  previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
     6 (lb en sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a
  defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
     vb.
     1 To bound or spring back from a force.
     2 To give back an echo.
     3 (lb en figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send back; to reverberate.
     vb.
     (infl of en rebind  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rebound
     n.
     1 The recoil of an object bounce off another.
     2 A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
     3 An effort to recover from a setback.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The period of get over a recently ended romantic
  relationship.
     5 (lb en colloquial) A romantic partner with whom one begins a
  relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of get over a
  previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
     6 (lb en sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a
  defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
     vb.
     1 To bound or spring back from a force.
     2 To give back an echo.
     3 (lb en figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send back; to reverberate.
     vb.
     (infl of en rebind  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rebound
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys urheilu k=en) pelivälineen kimpoaminen takaisian peliin;
  levypallo (koripallossa); paluupallo (jalkapallossa); paluukiekko
  (jääkiekossa)
     Englanti vb.
     1 kimmota
     2 palautua, nousta takaisin aikaisemmalle tasolle (''kuvaajan
  käyrästä'', ''tilastoista'')

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Rebound /rˈeːbuːnt/ 
   [sport] rebound , board  [coll.]
           Note: ball that bounces back in basketball
     Synonym: abgeprallter Ball
  
           Note: nach einem missglückten Korbwurf beim Basketball

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  rebound /ɹɪbˈaʊnd/
  afstuit

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Rebound /ɹɪbˈaʊnd/
  العودة إلى الحالة الطبيعية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  rebound //ɹiˈbaʊnd// //ˈɹi.baʊnd// 
  1. отскок, рикошет
  recoil of an object bouncing off another
  2. възстановяване
  return to health
  3. отскок
  the strike of the ball

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  rebound //ɹiˈbaʊnd// //ˈɹi.baʊnd// 
  отскачам, рикоширам
  to bound or spring back from a force

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  rebound /ɹɪbˈaʊnd/ 
  vzchopit se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  rebound /ɹɪbˈaʊnd/ 
  odskok

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  rebound /ɹɪbˈaʊnd/ 
  odraz

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  rebound /ɹɪbˈaʊnd/ 
  adlamu