ricochet
verb/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/, /ˈrɪkəʃet/
/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ricochet | /ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/, /ˈrɪkəʃet/ /ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/ |
| he / she / it ricochets | /ˈrɪkəʃeɪz/, /ˈrɪkəʃets/ /ˈrɪkəʃeɪz/ |
| past simple ricocheted | /ˈrɪkəʃeɪd/ /ˈrɪkəʃeɪd/ |
| past participle ricocheted | /ˈrɪkəʃeɪd/ /ˈrɪkəʃeɪd/ |
| past simple ricochetted | /ˈrɪkəʃetɪd/ |
| past participle ricochetted | /ˈrɪkəʃetɪd/ |
| -ing form ricocheting | /ˈrɪkəʃeɪɪŋ/ /ˈrɪkəʃeɪɪŋ/ |
| -ing form ricochetting | /ˈrɪkəʃetɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. (of a moving object) to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle
- The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.
- The van hit the side of the bridge and ricocheted across the road.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRicochet is used with these nouns as the subject:- ball
- bullet
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.
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