rebound
/ˈɹi.baʊnd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
noun
A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
noun
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
noun
The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
noun
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.
verb
To bound or spring back from a force.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
From Old French rebondir.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹi.baʊnd/
- British English: /ɹiˈbaʊnd/