Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rebound"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rebound \Re*bound"\, v. i. [Pref. re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.]
1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or
reverberated by elastic force on collision with another
body; as, a rebounding echo.
Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to
be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one
another. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. To give back an echo. [R.] --T. Warton.
3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. --Pope.
{Rebounding lock} (Firearms), one in which the hammer
rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rebound \Re*bound"\, v. t.
To send back; to reverberate.
Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rebound \Re*bound"\, n.
The act of rebounding; resilience.
Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.
--Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rebound
n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: {recoil}, {repercussion},
{backlash}]
2: a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is
still on the rebound from his wife's death"
3: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball
after a missed shot
v 1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a
hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {recoil}, {ricochet}]
2: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied
and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: {rally}]
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