rebound
verb
re·bound
| \ ˈrē-ˌbau̇nd
, ri-ˈbau̇nd\
, ri-ˈbau̇nd\
rebounded;
rebounding;
rebounds
Definition of rebound
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body
b
: to recover from setback or frustration
2
: reecho
3
: to gain possession of a rebound in basketball
: to cause to rebound
rebound
noun
re·bound
| \ ˈrē-ˌbau̇nd
, ri-ˈbau̇nd\
, ri-ˈbau̇nd\
Definition of rebound (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: the action of rebounding : recoil
b
: an upward leap or movement : recovery
a sharp rebound in prices
2a
: a basketball or hockey puck that rebounds
b
: the act or an instance of gaining possession of a basketball rebound
leads the league in rebounds
3
: a reaction to setback, frustration, or crisis
on the rebound from an unhappy love affair
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Other Words from rebound
Verb
rebounder
\ ˈrē-ˌbau̇n-dər
, ri-ˈbau̇n- \
noun
, ri-ˈbau̇n- \
noun
Synonyms for rebound
Synonyms: Verb
bounce (back), come back, rally, recover, snap back
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Examples of rebound in a Sentence
Verb
The baseball rebounded off the wall. She rebounded quickly from the loss. She is good at both shooting and rebounding. He rebounded the ball and quickly passed it to a teammate.Noun
He led the league in rebounds last year.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
After a bad July — .247 average, two home runs, .654 OPS — Arenado rebounded with a torrid August. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Saunders: Nolan Arenado Show is wowing ’em from coast to coast," 31 Aug. 2019 The index rebounded in July after a sharp decline in June, driven by an escalation in trade tensions. — Julia Horowitz, CNN, "The world's biggest wealth manager says it's time to sell stocks," 27 Aug. 2019 Stocks later rebounded, but that episode, combined with other data suggesting an economic slowdown, has contributed to increasingly dour forecasts from many economists. — Ben Casselman, New York Times, "Trump Acclaims Economy, but Voters Are Anxious Amid Recession Talk," 22 Aug. 2019 After posting their biggest decline of the year on Monday—a slide of three per cent—U.S. stocks rebounded somewhat on Tuesday morning. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "Donald Trump’s Trade War with China Is Spiralling out of Control," 6 Aug. 2019 The population of great whites is also rebounding after humans exploited the species for a long period. — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, "More than 150 great white shark sightings logged off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, since June," 2 Aug. 2019 The Spurs rebounded by signing Trey Lyles to take Bertans’ space, but Morris’ extremely rare decision to renege on their deal put them in a terrible spot. — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, "With Spurs, as always, mum’s the word," 16 July 2019 Blach rebounded with a decent outing (two runs, 6 1/3 innings) in his next start at home against Albuquerque. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ Ray Black on being an opener at Sacramento and the juiced balls flying in PCL," 6 July 2019 Paschall helps the Warriors with, frontcourt depth, 3-point shooting and positional versatility after ranking second with Villanova in scoring (16.5 points per game) and first in rebounding (6.1). — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, "NBA Draft: Warriors acquire Alen Smailagić from New Orleans, select Eric Paschall at No. 41," 20 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
As rebounds go, this was a good one for the De La Salle football team. — Mitch Stephens, SFChronicle.com, "De La Salle gets back to winning ways, beats Central Catholic-Modesto," 30 Aug. 2019 This is thanks to the premium foam and four-layer design, that's constructed to evenly distribute your weight and minimize rebound, which is ideal for the restless sleepers among us. — Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY, "Our favorite mattress is at its best sale price for Labor Day," 29 Aug. 2019 If the defense makes some kind of meaningful rebound and the new quarterback flourishes, Deer Park could have the potential to return to the playoffs and that would be worth celebrating when competing in the toughest district in the Lone Star State. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Deer can contend if defensive facelift produces results," 27 Aug. 2019 Quigley scored 24 and Diamond DeShields 18 while Cheyenne Parker (14/12 rebounds) and Astou Ndour (13-10) had double-doubles for the Sky. — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, "Chicago Sky spoil Diana Taurasi's return with win over Phoenix Mercury," 26 Aug. 2019 Every rebound, opponents knew this literal graybeard was going to be right there, maybe grabbing the ball, maybe tipping it. — Mike Jensen, chicagotribune.com, "Inside the Philadelphia basketball league for homeless men: ‘It helps me to realize who I really am’," 25 Aug. 2019 Robinson scored a season-high 23 points, added eight assists and grabbed three rebounds as the Lynx dominated the second half in a 98-77 win over Las Vegas at Target Center. — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, "Danielle Robinson leads Lynx past first-place Las Vegas," 25 Aug. 2019 All-Star forward-center Nneka Ogwumike led a balanced attack for the Sparks, scoring a game-high 17 points and collecting seven rebounds. — Los Angeles Times, "The Sports Report: The Dodgers do it again," 23 Aug. 2019 The forward was fifth in scoring last year in the CMAC at 20 points per game and averaged a double-double with 12.4 rebounds. — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, "Mark Mitchell returns to Taft High School as assistant basketball coach," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rebound.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for rebound
rebound
verb
English Language Learners Definition of rebound
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to bounce back off something after hitting it
: to increase or improve after a recent decrease or decline
basketball
: to catch the ball after a shot has missed going in the basket
rebound
noun
English Language Learners Definition of rebound (Entry 2 of 2)
: the act of bouncing back after hitting something
: a ball, puck, etc., that bounces back after hitting something