Meaning

• The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

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

  "I am on the rebound."

• An effort to recover from a setback.

• 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.

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

• 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.

Meaning

• To bound or spring back from a force.

• To give back an echo.

• To jump up or get back up again.

• To send back; to reverberate.