ricochet

Definition of Ricochet in English :

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Noun

1. carom, ricochet

a glancing rebound

carom

Verb

2. bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop

spring back; spring away from an impact

Example Sentences:
'The rubber ball bounced'
'These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ricochet

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verb -chets, -cheting (-ˌʃeɪɪŋ), -cheted (-ˌʃeɪd), -chets, -chetting (-ˌʃɛtɪŋ) or -chetted (-ˌʃɛtɪd)

1. (intransitive)

(esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping sound

noun

2.

the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet

3.

an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets

Ricochet

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noun

1.

the oblique rebound or skipping of a bullet, stone, etc. after striking a surface at an angle

2.

a bullet, etc. that ricochets

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈricoˌcheted (ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪd ; rikˈəshādˌ) or ˈricoˌchetted (ˈrɪkəˌʃɛtɪd ; rikˈəshetˌid), ˈricoˌcheting (ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪɪŋ ; rikˈəshāˌiŋ) or ˈricoˌchetting (ˈrɪkəˌʃɛtɪŋ ; rikˈəshetˌiŋ)

3.

to make a ricochet motion

Ricochet

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intr.v. ric·o·cheted (-shād′), ric·o·chet·ing (-shā′ĭng), ric·o·chets (-shāz′)

To rebound at least once from a surface.

n.

The act or an instance of ricocheting.

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