REBOUND

• (noun) the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

• (noun) a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

  "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"

• (noun) a movement back from an impact

  synonyms : backlash , recoil , repercussion

• (verb) return to a former condition

  "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends", "The stock market rallied"

  synonyms : rally

• (verb) spring back; spring away from an impact

  "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

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