Thesaurus: rebound

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1. v. i. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.
2. v. i. To give back an echo.
3. v. i. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.
4. v. t. To send back; to reverberate.
5. n. The act of rebounding; resilience.
6. n. a movement back from an impact
7. n. a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
8. n. the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
9. v. spring back; spring away from an impact
10. v. return to a former condition
11. 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. To send back; to reverberate. Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. Dryden. The act of rebounding; resilience. Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound. Dryden.
12. To send back; to reverberate.Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. Dryden.