(v. i.) To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.
(v. i.) To give back an echo.
(v. i.) To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.
(v. t.) To send back; to reverberate.
(n.) The act of rebounding; resilience.
Example Sentences:
(1) The failure rates of the 2 regimens to suppress lactation were similar; however, rebound lactation occurred in a small proportion of women treated with bromocriptine.
(2) Acute and chronic experiments were performed and, in both, the hepatic concentration of GSH fell during the first 6 h after haemorrhage; this fall was followed by a significant rebound elevation at 24 h. In the chronic haemorrhage experiment the hepatic GSH level was normal at 1 week after haemorrhage.
(3) One might expect that a similar news spike and rebounding of support for stricter gun control can happen, given President Obama's new push.
(4) During a postcyclophosphamide rebound neutrophilia, serum CSA was undetectable; inhibitor levels were similar to those measured in untreated controls.
(5) Repeated flashes above a few per second do not so much cause fatigue of the VEPs as reduce or prevent them by a sustained inhibition; large late waves are released as a rebound excitation any time the train of flashes stops or is delayed or sufficiently weakened.
(6) Britain will be the best performing of the world's major economies this year with growth of 2.9%, according to the International Monetary Fund, as consumer spending rebounds, inflation remains low and unemployment continues to fall steadily.
(7) A REM-rebound was seen in the first night of withdrawal with an increase of per cent REM from 19.9%-25.1%.
(8) The present investigation was carried out to determine whether a controlled-release formulation of 60 mg isosorbide-5-mononitrate (5-ISMN) would produce such a rebound phenomenon.
(9) A number of professionals have projected a rebound in the frequency of mental retardation associated with PKU since the discovery of MPKU.
(10) Six of the 12 subjects experienced partial reversal of luteolysis; the decline of ir-inhibin and the rise of FSH during the first 2 days were arrested for 4 days, which corresponded to the rebound increases in E2, P4, and LH.
(11) Normal or minimally involved bone marrow and a rapid rise in leukocyte count during recovery were independent variables correlated to the peak of the rebound increase in PB CFU-GM levels.
(12) Postinhibitory "rebound excitation" has also been recorded, supporting the concept that synchronized hippocampal outputs are important for seizure genesis.
(13) But this issue cannot be addressed through short-term stimulus alone.” Japan: private domestic consumption rebounded in the third quarter of 2015.
(14) Factors influencing the vagally induced rebound contraction and its role in gastric inhibitory motility were studied in the anaesthetised rabbit.
(15) The recent rebound in economic growth is expected to have been even stronger than first estimated after news that Britain's construction industry enjoyed its biggest surge in business for almost half a century in the second quarter.
(16) Alexis Sánchez slipped a pass through to Welbeck, the flag stayed down, Speroni saved and Giroud swept the rebound into the empty net.
(17) The initial effort was poor, hit straight into the wall, but Sánchez took out his anger on the rebound, lashing it through the wall on the volley and past Silvio Proto.
(18) This change has been made possible by: -techniques of anaesthesia using drugs which are eliminated rapidly without any rebound phenomenon, -medical attitudes, such as prior examination of the patient by an anesthetist; this is much better than a rapid examination at night or in the morning on admission of the patient, thus precise control of awakening by tests of psychomotor activity.
(19) The drug reduced the frequency of transitions into wakefulness and stage 1 (drowsiness) and reduced the time spent in stage 1; there was a withdrawal rebound.
(20) Of 225 patients followed, 52% rebounded to fertile levels followed by pregnancy in the wives of 25%.
Ricochet
Definition:
(n.) A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water.
(v. t.) To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n.
(v. i.) To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See Ricochet, n.
Example Sentences:
(1) Other than failing to get a goal, I couldn’t ask for anything more.” From Lambert’s perspective there was an element of misfortune about the first and third goals, with Willian benefitting from handy ricochets on both occasions.
(2) Lateral repair of the aorta and pulmonary artery was performed as well as reinforcement of the posterior aortic wall which was weakened by the bullet as it ricocheted within the aorta.
(3) The etiology was the following: 34 wounds by knife, 3 due to ricocheted bolt and 16 by abdominal contusions.
(4) Everything started to unravel for Spurs a minute before half-time when Willian’s free-kick skimmed off Rose’s head, ricocheted off Dier and dropped invitingly for Terry.
(5) And then some suicidal defending almost allows Portland an opening goal, as a ricochet into the box is greeted by Hurtado and Gspurning both leaving it for each other before the keeper belatedly dives for it.
(6) Sagna won the header from a corner and the ball ricocheted off another play to Koscielny, who was standing three yards out.
(7) Amid everything else Bilic was not even asked about that moment, barely 70 seconds into the match, when the France midfielder Dimitri Payet clipped a free-kick into the penalty area and Cheikhou Kouyaté’s header flicked off Schmeichel’s glove, ricocheted off the inside of one post before striking the opposite side of the goal frame and, almost in slow motion, rebounding into the goalkeeper’s grateful arms.
(8) Ibrahimovic closed the City player down and he tried to clear his lines only for the ball to ricochet off the centre-forward and in for PSG’s equaliser.
(9) From the ensuing move the ball ricocheted off Chris Smalling, following a Bojan Krkic run, and into Steven Nzonzi’s path.
(10) They could afford to fluff their lines with Bournemouth’s own glimpses of goal sporadic, and invariably limited to chaotic ricochets in the penalty area, but those are the chances that may need to be taken in the matches against Liverpool, Manchester United and Stoke City after the international break.
(11) One of the officers fired warning shots and, in his words, one of the migrants was wounded by a ricochet and later died.” A regional prosecutor has launched an investigation while the other Afghan men in the group are currently in detention.
(12) As soon as the ricochet went against Gerrard, England were in trouble.
(13) Hernández had another sighting but, after a Michael Dawson tackle and a ricochet, Lloris gathered.
(14) Cudlipp recognised his new recruit's potential instantly, and gleefully sent him ricochetting about the world.
(15) The visitors mustered their first shot in the 31st minute, when a long-range effort from Ales Mertelj flew just over via a ricochet off Tom Carroll.
(16) Now, in the Arab ghettos, where in reality colonial rules still apply, people talk about le ricochet of the Kouachi brothers’ bullets: on Muslims in France and elsewhere.
(17) The ricochet fell into Lampard's path and suddenly David Forde in the Ireland goal was hopelessly exposed.
(18) They pulled level with the scrappiest of tries, Luke Robinson's grubber kick taking a series of ricochets before Danny Brough plunged on the loose ball between the posts.
(19) Since co-founding Shed Productions a decade ago, Gallagher has spearheaded the expansion of the group into Shed Media, acquiring and integrating other companies including Ricochet, Twenty Twenty and Wall to Wall.
(20) Steel nails that are bent are due to a ricochet and thus indicate accidental injury.