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   Ric·o·chet

   /ˈrikəˌSHā/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface: "a bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall"
   • ▪ cause to rebound off a surface: "they fired off a couple of rounds, ricocheting the bullets against a wall"
   • ▪ move or appear to move with a series of rebounds: "the sound ricocheted around the hall"

   noun

   • 1. a shot or hit that rebounds one or more times off a surface: "she was hit by a ricochet in the leg"
   • ▪ the action or movement of a bullet, shell, or other projectile when rebounding off a surface: "the practice of low-level skip bombing relied on ricochet for effect"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from French, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   What does Ricochet mean?

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   What is a ricochet in a book?

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   How does Ricochet work?

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   • Luck starts many, many years before scoring a goal that ricochet’s off a defender’s foot. Overnight, a bar owner was shot in the leg by a ricochet bullet. At the same time, there are those who ricochet between denial and rationalization. As they talked, standing beside the river, Ren watched the flat stones he threw ricochet on the water.

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   How does a ricochet affect the mind?

   • The mind follows as in a ricochet. The pellet had punctured his lung, destroyed his gall bladder and ricocheted through his liver, ending up just a millimetre away from the main artery. This has involved ricochets from street furniture, kerbs, door frames and riot debris as well as inside buildings.

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   Are ricochets causing property damage?

   • This has involved ricochets from street furniture, kerbs, door frames and riot debris as well as inside buildings. They, therefore, report that the property is thus subject to damage from ricochets which it is quite impossible to control.

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of ricochet, a word that describes a glancing rebound of a projectile or an object. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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   Ricochet definition: the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting from a surface one or more times as a result of a glancing blow.. See examples of RICOCHET used in a sentence.

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   Ricochet is a verb meaning to bounce off a surface, or a noun meaning a bounce or an occasion of bouncing. Learn how to use ricochet in sentences, and find synonyms and related words for ricochet.

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   A projectile that bounces off another surface is said to ricochet. You missed when you threw your crumpled paper at the wastepaper basket. Instead, the paper ricocheted off the wall and hit your brother on the head.

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   Ricochet is a verb meaning to bounce off a surface, or a noun meaning a bounce or an occasion of bouncing. Learn how to use ricochet in sentences, see synonyms and translations, and explore related words and phrases.

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   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. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb ricochet, which means to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle. See pictures, synonyms and collocations of ricochet with nouns.