rebound

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  1. intransitive verb To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.
  2. intransitive verb To recover, as from depression or disappointment.
  3. intransitive verb To reecho; resound.
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  • But thanks to TSMC's optimized customer structure, a rebound is expected to emerge from the second quarter of 2009, Credit Suisse predicted. —  DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia
  • He could rebound, and he could handle the basketball. —  The Times-Journal: News
  • Analysts said any start to an economic rebound is at best months away, with the most pessimistic predicting a sustained recovery won't begin until next year. —  Market News
  • Joe Krabbenhoft didn't finish with a rebound, which is practically unheard of. —  JSOnline.com
  • Near-term outlook remains strong and further rebound is likely after consolidation. —  FXstreet.com
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English rebounden, from Old French rebondir : re-, re- + bondir, to leap; see bound1.

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  1. from Middle English rebounden, from Old French rebundir, rebondir, French rebondir, leap back, rebound, from re-. back, + bondir, leap, bound, bundir, resound: see re- and bound, v.
  2. from rebound, v.
 

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