Meaning Of The Word Rebound

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rebound
countable noun: In basketball, a rebound is a shot which someone catches after it has hit the board behind the basket.
verb: If an action or situation rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else.
verb: If something rebounds from a solid surface, it bounces or springs back from it.

rebound in American English
to bound back; spring back upon impact with something
intransitive verb: to bound or spring back from force of impact
noun: the act of rebounding; recoil
transitive verb: to cause to bound back; cast back

rebound in British English
noun: the act or an instance of rebounding
verb: to spring back, as from a sudden impact

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