Rebound — Defs

01 v. i. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.

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.” — Sir I. Newton.
2.
To give back an echo.[R.]
3.
To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.
4.
to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.

Phrases & compounds

Rebounding lock — one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.

02 v. t. To send back; to reverberate.

1.
To send back; to reverberate.
“Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound.” — Dryden.

03 n. The act of rebounding; resilience.

1.
The act of rebounding; resilience.
“Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.” — Dryden.
2.
recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.