Rebound vs. Bound

Reboundnoun

The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

Reboundnoun

A return to health or well-being; a recovery.

Reboundnoun

An effort to recover from a setback.

Reboundnoun

A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently-ended romantic relationship.

Reboundnoun

(sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost.

Reboundnoun

(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.

Reboundverb

To bound or spring back from a force.

Reboundverb

To give back an echo.

Reboundverb

(figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.

Reboundverb

(transitive) To send back; to reverberate.

Reboundverb

simple past tense and past participle of rebind

Reboundverb

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

Reboundverb

To give back an echo.

Reboundverb

To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.

Reboundverb

to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.

Reboundverb

To send back; to reverberate.

Reboundnoun

The act of rebounding; resilience.

Reboundnoun

recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment.

Reboundnoun

a movement back from an impact

Reboundnoun

a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration;

Reboundnoun

the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

Reboundverb

spring back; spring away from an impact;

Reboundverb

return to a former condition;

Reboundverb

bounce back through the air after hitting something hard

Reboundverb

gain possession of a missed shot after it bounces off the backboard or basket rim

Reboundverb

recover in value, amount, or strength after a decrease or decline

Reboundverb

(of an event or action) have an unexpected adverse consequence for (someone, especially the person responsible for it)

Reboundnoun

(in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface

Reboundnoun

a recovery of possession of a missed shot

Reboundnoun

an increase in value, amount, or strength after a previous decline

Reboundnoun

the recurrence of a medical condition, especially after withdrawal of medication

Boundverb

simple past tense and past participle of bind

Boundverb

To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

Boundverb

(mathematics) To be the boundary of.

Boundverb

(intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.

Boundverb

(transitive) To cause to leap.

Boundverb

To rebound; to bounce.

Boundverb

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

Boundadjective

(with infinitive) Obliged (to).

Boundadjective

(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to

Boundadjective

That cannot stand alone as a free word.

Boundadjective

Constrained by a quantifier.

Boundadjective

(dated) Constipated; costive.

Boundadjective

Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.

Boundadjective

Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.

Boundadjective

(obsolete) Ready, prepared.

Boundadjective

Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

Boundnoun

A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

Boundnoun

(mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

Boundnoun

A sizeable jump, great leap.

Boundnoun

A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.

Boundnoun

(dated) A bounce; a rebound.

Boundnoun

The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary.

Boundnoun

A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.

Boundnoun

Rebound; as, the bound of a ball.

Boundnoun

Spring from one foot to the other.

Boundverb

To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; - said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine.

Boundverb

To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France.

Boundverb

To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded across the plain.

Boundverb

To rebound, as an elastic ball.

Boundverb

To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse.

Boundverb

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor.

Bound

imp. & p. p. of Bind.

Boundadjective

Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.

Boundadjective

Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.

Boundadjective

Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.

Boundadjective

Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; - followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail.

Boundadjective

Resolved; as, I am bound to do it.

Boundadjective

Constipated; costive.

Boundadjective

Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; - with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz.

Boundnoun

a line determining the limits of an area

Boundnoun

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Boundnoun

a light springing movement upwards or forwards

Boundverb

move forward by leaps and bounds;

Boundverb

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

Boundverb

place limits on (extent or access);

Boundverb

spring back; spring away from an impact;

Boundadjective

held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

Boundadjective

confined by bonds;

Boundadjective

secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form;

Boundadjective

(usually followed by `to') governed by fate;

Boundadjective

covered or wrapped with a bandage;

Boundadjective

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students';

Boundadjective

bound by an oath;

Boundadjective

bound by contract

Boundadjective

confined in the bowels;

Boundverb

walk or run with leaping strides

Boundverb

(of an object) rebound from a surface

Boundverb

form the boundary of; enclose

Boundverb

place within certain limits; restrict

Boundverb

past and past participle of bind

Boundnoun

a leaping movement towards or over something

Boundnoun

a territorial limit; a boundary

Boundnoun

a limitation or restriction on feeling or action

Boundnoun

a limiting value

Boundadjective

certain to be or to do or have something

Boundadjective

obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something

Boundadjective

restricted or confined to a specified place

Boundadjective

prevented from operating normally by the specified conditions

Boundadjective

(of a book) having a specified binding

Boundadjective

(of a grammatical element) occurring only in combination with another form.

Boundadjective

in Chomskyan linguistics, (of a reflexive, reciprocal, or other linguistic unit) dependent for its reference on another noun phrase in the same sentence.

Boundadjective

going or ready to go towards a specified place

Boundadjective

destined or very likely to have a specified experience