ric|o|chet

ric|o|chet
ric|o|chet «RIHK uh SHAY; especially British RIHK uh SHEHT», noun, verb. -cheted «-SHAYD», -chet|ing «-SHAY ihng» or (especially British) -chet|ted «-SHEHT ihd», -chet|ting «-SHEHT ihng».
–n.
the skipping or jumping motion of an object as it goes along a flat surface: »

the ricochet of a flat stone thrown along the surface of water.

SYNONYM(S): carom.
–v.i.
to move with a skipping or jumping motion; bounce: »

The handball ricocheted all over the court. The cannon balls struck the ground and ricochetted through the tall grass (Ulysses S. Grant). Ricocheting along the street, like a witch who had lost her broom, I streaked for home (Tallulah Bankhead).

[< French ricochet; origin uncertain]

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  • chet — al·lo·chet·ite; ba·rou·chet; bro·chet; cat·e·chet·i·cal; cat·e·chet·ics; chet·co; chet·nik; chet·ty; chet·ty·ar; chet·vert; cro·chet·er; four·chet·té; gui·chet; lo·chet·ic; man·chet; mar·chet; plan·chet; ro·chet·ta; sa·chet; spi·ro·chet·al;… …   English syllables

  • ric — ac·e·tu·ric; acid·i·met·ric; ac·i·du·ric; aero·met·ric; ag·a·ric·i·form; al·i·pat·ric; al·ka·li·met·ric; al·lan·tu·ric; al·lo·met·ric; al·lo·pat·ric; al·lox·u·ric; am·per·o·met·ric; am·phi·the·at·ric; an·e·mo·met·ric; an·iso·met·ric;… …   English syllables

  • ricochet — ric·o·chet …   English syllables

  • ricochet — ric•o•chet [[t]ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt[/t]] n. v. cheted [[t] ˈʃeɪd, ˌʃeɪd[/t]] chet•ing [[t] ˈʃeɪ ɪŋ, ˌʃeɪ ɪŋ[/t]] or (esp. brit.) chet•ted [[t] ˌʃɛt ɪd[/t]] chet•ting [[t] ˌʃɛt ɪŋ[/t]] 1) the rebound or skip of an… …   From formal English to slang

  • ricochet — ric|o|chet1 [ ,rıkə ʃeı ] verb intransitive if a moving object ricochets, it hits a surface at an angle and immediately moves away from it at a different angle: ricochet off: The ball ricocheted off a rock and hit him on the shoulder. ricochet… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Ricochet — Ric o*chet , n. [F.] A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water. [1913 Webster] {Ricochet firing} (Mil.), the firing of guns or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ricochet — Ric o*chet , v. i. To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See {Ricochet}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ricochet firing — Ricochet Ric o*chet , n. [F.] A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water. [1913 Webster] {Ricochet firing} (Mil.), the firing of guns… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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