(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s from a solid surface, it bounces or springs back from it.
His shot in the 21st minute of the game ~ed from a post...
The hot liquid splashed down on the concrete and ~ed.
VERB: V prep, V
2.
If an action or situation ~s on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when this effect was intended for someone else.
Mia realised her trick had ~ed on her...
The CIA was extremely wary of interfering with the foreign Press; in the past, such interference had ~ed.
VERB: V on/upon n, V
3.
If you say that someone is on the ~, you mean that they have just ended a relationship with a girlfriend or boyfriend. This often makes them do things they would not normally do.
He took heroin for the first time when he was on the ~ from a broken relationship.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
4.
In basketball, a ~ is a shot which someone catches after it has hit the board behind the basket.
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