ricochet

noun

1. A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
2. An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

   “And you've not been hit / By flying lead / You'd better close your eyes / Bow your head / Wait for the ricochet”

verb

1. To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.

   “Everything that could go right for England did although they never felt lucky and they chuckled at Kane’s third that ricocheted off his heel while he was looking the other way.”

   “The truth is that our love / Will ricochet through eternity”

   “Before the interval an Alibade strike ricocheted off the back of Bright after Ifeoma Onumonu’s cutback. Then in added time Uchenna Kanu smacked a header off the top of the bar.”

2. To operate upon by ricochet firing.