Rebound

Definitions

1. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
2. A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
3. An effort to recover from a setback.
4. The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.
   colloquial
5. A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
   colloquial
6. The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
7. An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.

Equivalents

19 more languages

العربيةالعودة إلى الحالة الطبيعية

Bosanskiodskokодскок

Catalàrebotrebotre

Cymraegadlam

Danskstudse

Ελληνικάριμπάουντ

Esperantoresalti

Suomikimmotalevypallolevyrilohdutuspalkintopaluukiekkopaluupallopompahduspomppuponnahtaariparitoipuminen+ 8 more

Gaeilgeathléimathphreab

Hrvatskiodskokодскок

Italianorimbalzare

日本語V字回復リバウンド弾み

한국어리바운드

Polskidobitkaodbicie

Portuguêsrebaterrebatidarebote

Русскийотскакивать

Српскиodskokодскок

Svenskarekylretur

Українськавідбійрикошет

Examples

“I am on the rebound.”

“"I get⟳ it. Girl caught him on the rebound when he was vulnerable."”

“What if she was a rebound after all and he didn't feel⟳ the same way for her anymore?”

“Nika was dealt a terrible blow⟳ in finding she was a rebound and that Steve was still madly in love⟳ with his ex and that their love⟳ affair was sparked out of retaliation[.]”

“Sure, he was a rebound, but he was a respectable rebound. Then, the rebound broke up with me.”

“The inevitable Baggies onslaught followed as substitute Simon Cox saw⟳ his strike⟳ excellently parried by keeper Bunn, with Cox heading the rebound down into the ground and agonisingly over the bar.”

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