rebound

Definition

  • noun: the act of bouncing back after hitting something
  • verb: to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body
  • verb: to bounce back 'off' something after hitting it
  • synonyms: reverberate, resilience, bound

Examples

  • The fielder caught the ball 'on the rebound' off the wall. [=caught the ball when it rebounded off the wall]

  • He 'rebounded' the ball and quickly passed it to a teammate.

  • She refused to date him while he was still 'on the rebound'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) doug and then I'll get her back. Okay,well,I don't know,it's just me. I'm still getting over this breakup with kurt and this thing with doug would stju be rebound sex. Oh,don't get me started on rebound sex. It's just... it's my pattern. I break up,then I find some cute guy, and then it's just (..)
    2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Fuzzy Boots Corollary Season: 1 Episode 3
  • (..) same day that Eric broke up with me. . . . . .because it's Iike, you Iose a boyfriend, and you get a boyfriend. No, don't worry. This is not some rebound thing. I am totaIIy over Eric. Good choice, Ross. Hey. Hi. There you are. -I've been Iooking for you everywhere. -HeIIo. WeII, here I am. (..)
    2003 TvShow: Friends Title: The One Where Monica Sings Season: 9 Episode 13
  • (..) Which you are % of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. They have like a two second rebound rate and you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing. So, what? So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. (..)
    2004 The Notebook