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.
source: Webster 1913
verb
spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced. These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide.
source: WordNet 3.0
To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n.
source: Webster 1913
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.
