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bounce |
to cause a collision followed by a rebound. [2/10 definitions] |
bound2 |
to bounce back; rebound. [2/4 definitions] |
carom |
a strike and rebound. [2/4 definitions] |
come home to roost |
of an action or actions, to return or rebound against the doer; boomerang. |
drop kick |
a kick, formerly used in football, in which the kicker drops the ball and kicks it as it begins to rebound. (Cf. place kick, punt1.) |
outrebound |
combined form of rebound. |
ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. [2 definitions] |
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