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rebound |
4 definitions found 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 1.6 [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 rebounding basketball after a missed shot v 1: spring back spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced" [syn: {bounce}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {recoil}, {ricochet}] 2: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: {rally}]
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