rebound

1. A movement back from an impact (synset 107364792)
   hypernym: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
   hyponym:

   • bounce, bouncing - rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
   • resilience, resiliency - an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
   • carom, ricochet - a glancing rebound
   synonym: backlash, recoil, repercussion
2. A reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration (synset 100861369)
   "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"
   hypernym: reaction, response - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
3. The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot (synset 100140932)
   hypernym: catch, grab, snap, snatch - the act of catching an object with the hands
   part meronym: basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

1. Spring back;
   Spring away from an impact (synset 201896097)
   "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
   hypernym: bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds
   hyponym:

   • kick, kick back, recoil - spring back, as from a forceful thrust
   • bound off, skip - bound off one point after another
   • carom - rebound after hitting
   synonym: bounce, bound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
2. Return to a former condition (synset 200529688)
   "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
   hypernym: go back, recover, recuperate - regain a former condition after a financial loss
   synonym: rally

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