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English noun: rebound | |||
| 1. | rebound (event) a movement back from an impact | ||
| Synonyms | backlash, recoil, repercussion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bounce, bouncing, carom, resilience, resiliency, ricochet | ||
| 2. | rebound (act) a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration | ||
| Samples | He is still on the rebound from his wife's death. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reaction, response | ||
| 3. | rebound (act) the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | catch, grab, snap, snatch | ||
| Part meronym | basketball, basketball game, hoops | ||
English verb: rebound | |||
| 1. | rebound (motion) spring back; spring away from an impact | ||
| Samples | The rubber ball bounced. These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide. | ||
| Synonyms | bounce, bound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, jump, leap, spring | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bound off, carom, kick, kick back, recoil, skip | ||
| 2. | rebound (change) return to a former condition | ||
| Samples | The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends. The stock market rallied. | ||
| Examples | The stock market is going to rebound , The business is going to rebound | ||
| Synonyms | rally | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go back, recover, recuperate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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