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   ricochet

   /ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a bullet or other projectile) rebound 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"
   • ▪ appear to move with a series of ricochets: "the sound ricocheted around the hall"

   noun

   • 1. a shot or hit that rebounds off a surface: "she was hit by a ricochet in the leg"
   • ▪ the action or movement of a bullet or other projectile when ricocheting: "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?

   • Get a quick, free translation! RICOCHET definition: 1. If a ball or bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle: 2. a ball…. Learn more.

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   How does Ricochet work?

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   What is a ricochet in a book?

   • Places, emotions, musical sounds and rhythms, generations, individuals, groups, chapters, and different voices of the book are represented as ' echoing' or ' ricocheting' off each other in multiple ways. The mind follows as in a ricochet.

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   How does luck start in Ricochet?

   • 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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   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 ball or bullet that hits a surface and moves away from it...

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     RICOCHET definicja: 1. If a ball or bullet ricochets, it...

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     RICOCHET translate: odbijać się (rykoszetem ), odbić się...

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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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   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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