RICOCHET (ricochetted, ricochetting)
Dictionary entry overview: What does ricochet mean?
• RICOCHET (noun)
The noun RICOCHET has 1 sense:
1. a glancing rebound
Familiarity information: RICOCHET used as a noun is very rare.
• RICOCHET (verb)
The verb RICOCHET has 1 sense:
1. spring back; spring away from an impact
Familiarity information: RICOCHET used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RICOCHET (noun)
Meaning:
A glancing rebound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
carom; ricochet
Hypernyms ("ricochet" is a kind of...):
backlash; rebound; recoil; repercussion (a movement back from an impact)
• RICOCHET (verb)
Meaning:
Spring back; spring away from an impact
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
ricochet; take a hop; rebound; bounce; resile; spring; recoil; bound; reverberate
Context examples:
The rubber ball bounced / These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Hypernyms (to "ricochet" is one way to...):
bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ricochet"):
kick; kick back; recoil (spring back, as from a forceful thrust)
bound off; skip (bound off one point after another)
carom; glance (rebound after hitting)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
