rebound

  1. Noun.  The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
  2. Noun.  A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
  3. Noun.  An effort to recover from a setback.
  4. Noun.  A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently-ended romantic relationship.
  5. Noun.  (sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost.
  6. Noun.  (basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
  7. Verb.  To bound or spring back from a force.
  8. Verb.  (figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
  9. Verb.  (past of, rebind) .

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