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The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
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.
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(sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost.
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(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.
To bound or spring back from a force.
* Sir Isaac Newton
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To give back an echo.
(figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
To send back; to reverberate.
* Dryden
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Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun rebound
is the recoil of an object bouncing off another.As a verb rebound
is to bound or spring back from a force or rebound can be (rebind).As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.rebound
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) rebondir.Noun
(en noun)- I am on the rebound .
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Verb
(en verb)- Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another.
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- (Alexander Pope)
- Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound , / And carry to the skies the sacred sound.
See also
* bound (verb)Etymology 2
see rebindVerb
(head)Anagrams
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Adjective
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