Meaning

2 senses

  1. To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.

    abprallen, querschlagen, wegprallen

    бить рикоше́томbitʹ rikošétom, рикошети́роватьrikošetírovatʹ, рикоше́титьrikošétitʹ

  2. To operate upon by ricochet firing.

More definitions
  • spring back; spring away from an impact

Examples

15 sentences

  1. The ball ricocheted off his elbow.

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  2. The ball ricocheted off her thigh.

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  3. The ball ricocheted off the post.

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  4. The ball ricocheted off the bat.

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  5. The ball ricocheted off his shin.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to rebound:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to rebound:

Origin

Borrowed from French ricochet, of uncertain origin.

Borrowed from French ricochet, of uncertain origin.

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Forms

ricochets, ricocheting, ricocheted, ricocheted
Base formricochet · to ricochet
3rd person singularricochets
Present participlericocheting
Past simplericocheted / ricochetted
Past participlericocheted / ricochetted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyricochet
he, she, itricochets

Past simpleLesson

all personsricocheted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ricocheted
he, she, ithas ricocheted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ricochet

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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