rebound
     n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: {recoil}, {repercussion},
           {backlash}]
     2: a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is
        still on the rebound from his wife's death"
     3: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball
        after a missed shot
     v 1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
          bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
          after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a
          hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
     2: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied
        and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: {rally}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0