1
[ verb ] spring back; spring away from an impact

Examples

"The rubber ball bounced" "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

A second bullet ricocheted off Max 's belt_buckle , leaving him unhurt but in some distress .

2
[ noun ] a glancing rebound

Synonyms

carom

Related terms

recoil carom

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