curb vs rebound

curb

verb
  • To rein in. 

  • To bend or curve. 

  • To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. 

  • To crouch; to cringe. 

  • To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb. 

  • To check, restrain or control. 

  • To bring to a stop beside a curb. 

noun
  • Something that checks or restrains; a restraint. 

  • A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness. 

  • A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand) 

  • A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain. 

  • A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers. 

  • A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening. 

rebound

verb
  • To send back; to reverberate. 

  • To bound or spring back from a force. 

  • To give back an echo. 

  • To jump up or get back up again. 

noun
  • A return to health or well-being; a recovery. 

  • An effort to recover from a setback. 

  • The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • The recoil of an object bouncing off another. 

  • The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship. 

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