[rik-uh-shey, rik-uh-shey or, especially Brit., rik-uh-shet] 
noun, verb, -cheted [-sheyd, -sheyd] , -chet⋅ing [-shey-ing, -shey-ing] or (especially British
) -chet⋅ted [-shet-id] , -chet⋅ting [-shet-ing] .| 1. | the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow. |
| 2. | to move in this way, as a projectile. |
| ric·o·chet (rĭk'ə-shā', rĭk'ə-shā') intr.v. ric·o·cheted (-shād'), ric·o·chet·ing (-shā'ĭng), ric·o·chets (-shāz') To rebound at least once from a surface. n. The act or an instance of ricocheting. [French, from Old French, give-and-take.] |