ricochet

English Thesaurus

1. a glancing rebound (noun.event)

hypernym	:	backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion,
definition	:	a movement back from an impact (noun.event)

2. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	bound, jump, leap, spring,
definition	:	move forward by leaps and bounds (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	kick, kick back, recoil,
definition	:	spring back, as from a forceful thrust (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	bound off, skip,
definition	:	bound off one point after another (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	carom,
definition	:	rebound after hitting (verb.motion)

3. a glancing rebound (noun.event)

derivation	:	bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop,
definition	:	spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)

derivation	:	carom,
definition	:	rebound after hitting (verb.motion)

4. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring,
definition	:	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (noun.act)

derivation	:	bounce, bounciness,
definition	:	the quality of a substance that is able to rebound (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion,
definition	:	a movement back from an impact (noun.event)

derivation	:	bounce, bouncing,
definition	:	rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) (noun.event)

derivation	:	resilience, resiliency,
definition	:	an occurrence of rebounding or springing back (noun.event)

derivation	:	carom, ricochet,
definition	:	a glancing rebound (noun.event)

derivation	:	bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy,
definition	:	elastic; rebounds readily (adj.all)

5. a glancing rebound (noun.event)

derivation	:	bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop,
definition	:	spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)

derivation	:	carom,
definition	:	rebound after hitting (verb.motion)

6. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring,
definition	:	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (noun.act)

derivation	:	bounce, bounciness,
definition	:	the quality of a substance that is able to rebound (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion,
definition	:	a movement back from an impact (noun.event)

derivation	:	bounce, bouncing,
definition	:	rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) (noun.event)

derivation	:	resilience, resiliency,
definition	:	an occurrence of rebounding or springing back (noun.event)

derivation	:	carom, ricochet,
definition	:	a glancing rebound (noun.event)

derivation	:	bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy,
definition	:	elastic; rebounds readily (adj.all)