(rebounds, rebounding, rebounded)
1.
If something rebounds from a solid surface, it bounces or springs back from it.
His shot in the 21st minute of the game rebounded from a post...
The hot liquid splashed down on the concrete and rebounded.
VERB: V prep, V
2.
If an action or situation rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else.
Mia realised her trick had rebounded on her...
The CIA was extremely wary of interfering with the foreign Press; in the past, such interference had rebounded.
VERB: V on/upon n, V
3.
If you say that someone is on the rebound, you mean that they have just ended a relationship with a girlfriend or boyfriend. This often makes them do things they would not normally do.
He took heroin for the first time when he was on the rebound from a broken relationship.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
4.
In basketball, a rebound is a shot which someone catches after it has hit the board behind the basket.
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