ricochet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a glancing rebound
    carom.
  2. verb spring back; spring away from an impact
    spring; rebound; bound; bounce; take a hop; reverberate; recoil; resile.
    • The rubber ball bounced
    • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

WordNet

Ric`o*chet" noun
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water.
Ric`o*chet" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Ricochetted; present participle & verbal noun Ricochetting
Definitions
  1. To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. R.
Ric`o*chet" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See Ricochet, n.

Webster 1913