Rebound
Rebound (re*bound") , intransitive verb
[Prefix re- + bound: compare French 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.
2.
To give back an echo. [Rare] — T. Warton
3.
To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. — Pope
4.
to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.
Collocations (1)
Rebounding lock (Firearms) , one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.
Rebound , transitive verb
To send back; to reverberate.
Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound.
Rebound , noun
1.
The act of rebounding; resilience.
Flew... back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.
2.
recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.