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rebounder

rebounder

4.9
A board or net that sends a ball back to you for practice
  • noun
  • /ˈriːˌbaʊndər/
translation icon : reboteador
  • The coach provided a rebounder as part of the training equipment to help players improve their passing skills.

Peter, Peter's got a House of Cyprus website where he sells bellicon rebounders, ice baths, steam saunas.

Examples

  • She set up the rebounder in her backyard to practice her basketball shooting on weekends.

  • On days when I'm not walking to the store or gardening, I use my rebounder and do a bit of stretching to round things out.

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  • He jumps a couple times on his rebounder, sprays something in his mouth, does like a spin, and then walks on stage.

  • He jumps a couple times on his rebounder, sprays something in his mouth, does like a spin, and then walks on stage.

  • Peter, Peter's got a House of Cyprus website where he sells bellicon rebounders, ice baths, steam saunas.

  • Using a rebounder during practice allows athletes to enhance their reflexes and hand-eye coordination.

Synonyms

backboard
vsrebounder
6 2.6

A raised board behind a basketball hoop that players bounce the ball off

is meant for practice and returns balls directly to a player
basketball backboard
vsrebounder
2.3

A raised rectangular board behind a hoop that players bounce the ball off to score

returns balls for practice rather than serving in actual scoring play

How Responsive

rebounder
4.9
backboard
6 2.6
net
332 1.0
wall
1.0

Surface Forms

rebounder singular
rebounders plural

Morphology

rebounder = rebound (semi-transparent) = re + bound + er

The suffix '-er' straightforwardly forms an instrument noun meaning something that rebounds or returns the ball.

Etymology

The word rebounder comes from re- 'again' and bound 'to bounce back', with -er for a thing or person. In sports a rebounder is a piece of equipment that makes the ball 'bounce back' to you so you can practice alone.