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ricochet
(redirected from ricochetting)

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ric·o·chet  (rk-sh, rk-sh)
intr.v. ric·o·cheted (-shd), ric·o·chet·ing (-shng), ric·o·chets (-shz)
To rebound at least once from a surface.
n.
The act or an instance of ricocheting.

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

ricochet [ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ ˈrɪkəˌʃɛt]
vb -chets, -cheting [-ˌʃeɪɪŋ] -cheted [-ˌʃeɪd], -chets -chetting [-ˌʃɛtɪŋ] -chetted [-ˌʃɛtɪd]
(Military / 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. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets
[from French, of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ricochetricochet - a glancing rebound                  
backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact
Verb1.ricochet - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
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?"
Translations
ricochet [ˈrɪkəʃeɪ]
A. N [of stone, bullet] → rebote m
B. VIrebotar (off de)

ricochet [ˈrɪkəʃeɪ]
nricochet m
viricocher
to ricochet off sth → ricocher sur qch

ricochet
nAbprall m
viabprallen (off von); the stone ricocheted off the waterder Stein hüpfte auf dem Wasser

ricochet [ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ]
1. nrimbalzo
2. vi to ricochet (off)rimbalzare (contro)

ricochet [ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ]
1. nrimbalzo
2. vi to ricochet (off)rimbalzare (contro)

ricochet
v ricochet [ˈrikəʃei]
to hit something and bounce away at an angle The bullet ricocheted off the wall. terugspring يَرْتَد рикошет odrazit se rikochettere abprallen 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 afketsen slå tilbake, rikosjettere odbić się rykoszetem fazer ricochete a ricoşa (din) рикошетировать odraziť sa odbiti se rikošetirati rikoschettera, studsa เด้งกลับ sekmek 反彈 рикошет اچھلنا nẩy bật ra )(使


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