Synonyms: rebound
Definition: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
Similar words: grab, catch, snatch, snap
Definition: the act of catching an object with the hands
Usage: Mays made the catch with his back to the plate; he made a grab for the ball before it landed; Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away; the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
Synonyms: rebound
Definition: a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
Usage: he is still on the rebound from his wife's death
Similar words: reaction, response
Definition: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Usage: a bad reaction to the medicine; his responses have slowed with age
Synonyms: recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
Definition: a movement back from an impact
Similar words: motion, movement
Definition: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Definition: return to a former condition
Usage: The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends; The stock market rallied
Similar words: go back, recover, recuperate
Definition: regain a former condition after a financial loss
Usage: We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90; The company managed to recuperate
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: spring, jump, leap, bound
Definition: move forward by leaps and bounds
Usage: The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?