ricochet

Plural: ricochets

Noun

• a glancing rebound
• A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
• An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

Verb

Verb Forms: ricocheted, ricocheting, ricochets, ricochetted, ricochetting

• To rebound or skip off a surface after striking it.
• spring back; spring away from an impact
• To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
• To operate upon by ricochet firing.

Examples

• His tile bounced off the tray, a ricochet that mirrored his unexpected wordplay.

Synonyms

bounce, bound, carom, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, spring, take a hop

Anagrams of ricochet