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Meaning of rebound

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rebound
      n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: {recoil},
           {repercussion}, {rebound}, {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}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate},
           {ricochet}]
      2: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied
         and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn:
         {rally}, {rebound}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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