rebound
rebound is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To give back an echo. [R.] T. Warton.
- 2.To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. Pope. Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.
- 3.To send back; to reverberate. Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. Dryden.
- 4.The act of rebounding; resilience. Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound. Dryden.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- action
- and
- back
- boomerang
- bounce
- bound
- coefficient
- collision
- contrecoup
- direction
- echo
- elastic
- elasticity
- equal
- every
- fly
- for
- force
- kick
- opposite
- react
- reaction
- reactionary
- reactionist
- rebuff
- recalcitrant
- recalcitrate
- recalcitration
- recoil
- reflection
- reflex
- reflexion
- refluent
- reflux
- repercuss
- repercussion
- repercussive
- repulse
- resonance
- restitution
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is rebound.
- What is to bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. Pope. Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer called?
- What is to send back; to reverberate. Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. Dryden called?
- What is the act of rebounding; resilience. Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound. Dryden called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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