Definition of Rebond
Re*bound" (r&esl;*bound"), v. i. [Pref.
re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.] 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.] T.
Warton.
3. 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.
Re*bound", v. t. To send back; to
reverberate.
Silenus sung; the vales his voice
rebound. Dryden.
Re*bound", n. The act of
rebounding; resilience.
Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift
rebound. Dryden.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To jump up again
- (sports Category:Sports) To gain possesion from an errant shot.
- An instance of rebounding, generally credited to a particular player.
- Past or past participle of rebind
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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