rebound
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(noun) the act of securing possession of rebounding basketball after a missed shot |
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Related Words: catch, grab, snap, snatch |
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(noun) a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death" |
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Related Words: reaction, response |
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(verb) return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" |
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Synonyms: rally |
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Related Words: go back, recover |
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(noun) a movement back from an impact |
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Synonyms: backlash, recoil, repercussion |
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Related Words: bounce, bouncing, carom, motion, movement, ricochet |
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(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced" |
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Synonyms: bounce, bound, recoil, ricochet, spring, take a hop |
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Related Words: bound, bound off, carom, glance, jump, kick, kick back, leap, recoil, skip, spring |
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