Main entry: rebound
Definition: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
Main entry: rebound
Definition: a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
Usage: he is still on the rebound from his wife's death
Main entry: recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
Definition: a movement back from an impact
Definition: return to a former condition
Usage: The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends; The stock market rallied
Main entry: spring, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, take a hop
Definition: spring back; spring away from an impact
Usage: The rubber ball bounced; These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide