Ricochetting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ricochetted}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Ricochetting}.]
     To operate upon by ricochet firing. See {Ricochet}, n. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ricochet
       n : a glancing rebound [syn: {carom}]
       v : spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
           bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
           after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
            {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}]
       [also: {ricochetting}, {ricochetted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ricochetting
       See {ricochet}