ricochet

ric·o·chet

 (rĭk′ə-shā′, rĭk′ə-shā′)

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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[French, from Old French, give-and-take.]

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ricochet

(ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ; ˈrɪkəˌʃɛt)

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

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (intr) (esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping sound

n

1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets

[C18: from French, of unknown origin]

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ric•o•chet

(ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ; esp. Brit. ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt)

n., v. -cheted (-ˈʃeɪd, -ˌʃeɪd)
-chet•ing (-ˈʃeɪ ɪŋ, -ˌʃeɪ ɪŋ)
or (esp. Brit.) -chet•ted (-ˌʃɛt ɪd)
-chet•ting (-ˌʃɛt ɪŋ) n.

1. the rebound or skip of an object or projectile after it hits a glancing blow against a surface.

v.i.

2. to move in this way.

[1760–70; < French]

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ricochet

Past participle: ricocheted
Gerund: ricocheting

Imperative

ricochet

ricochet

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ricochet - a glancing rebound       carom backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact
Verb	1.	ricochet - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" bounce, rebound, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" bound off, skip - bound off one point after another carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

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ricochet

verb

To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

carom, dap, glance, graze, skim, skip.

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Translations

يَرْتَد

odrazit se

rikochettere

abprallen

εξοστρακισμός

kimmota

ricocherricochetrebondir

endurkastast

rimbalzarerimbalzo

rikošetuoti

trāpīt/atlēkt ar rikošetu

rikosjettere

рикошет

sekmek

弹回跳飞

ricochet

[ˈrɪkəʃeɪ]

A. N [of stone, bullet] → rebote m

B. VI → rebotar (off de)

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ricochet

[ˈrɪkəʃeɪ]

n → ricochet m

vi → ricocher
to ricochet off sth → ricocher sur qch

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ricochet

n → Abprall m

vi → abprallen (off von); the stone ricocheted off the water → der Stein hüpfte auf dem Wasser

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ricochet

[ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ]

1. n → rimbalzo

2. vi to ricochet (off) → rimbalzare (contro)

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ricochet

(ˈrikəʃei) – past tense, past participle ˈricochetted (-ʃeid) – verb

to hit something and bounce away at an angle. The bullet ricocheted off the wall. terugspring يَرْتَد рикошет ricochetear odrazit se abprallen rikochettere εξοστρακίζομαι rebotar rikošeteerima کمانه کردن؛ با گلوله کمانه زدن kimmota ricocher לְהִנָתֵז गोली का टकरा कर लौटना odrazno zrno visszapattan memantul endurkastast rimbalzare 飛びはねる 스쳐 날다 rikošetuoti trāpīt/atlēkt ar rikošetu melantun afketsenslå tilbake, rikosjettere odbić się rykoszetem كوږووږ، غورزنګ، په ټوپوټوپوتګ ، چكى وهنه (لكه تيږه چه داوبوپه مخ وولى fazer ricochete a ricoşa (din) рикошетировать odraziť sa odbiti se rikošetirati rikoschettera, studsa เด้งกลับ sekmek 反彈 рикошет اچھلنا nẩy bật ra 弹回跳（弹）（使），跳飞

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