Definition of "rebound" in English

noun

1. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

2. A return to health or well-being; a recovery.

   • I am on the rebound.

3. An effort to recover from a setback.

4. (colloquial) The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.

5. (colloquial) 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.

6. (sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.

7. (basketball) 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

1. To bound or spring back from a force.

2. To give back an echo.

3. (figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.

4. (transitive) To send back; to reverberate.

5. (basketball) To catch the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without scoring a basket for the other team.

verb

1. simple past and past participle of rebind