Converse of object

• avoid: The squared-off point avoids ricochets to a certain extent and increases penetration in wet pack - for reasons which are unclear to me.

• see: Cox tried to pick his way through but an attempted clearance saw the ball ricochet off his legs.

Modifies a noun

• shot: She came bouncing into the room like a ricochet shot.

Modifying Another Word

• then: Her words caught Daniel's senses a glancing blow and then ricocheted away into infinity.

• away: The woodwork and the Aldershot players were visibly rattled and a hush descended on the ground as the ball ricocheted away to safety.

Noun used with modifier

• ball: Cox tried to pick his way through but an attempted clearance saw the ball ricochet off his legs.

• bullet: The gunfights have some nice details, especially the way Rosette's bullets ricochet with a little crucifix spark.

• shot: Rich Payne pounced on Alex Mugan's drilled cross, only to see his goalbound shot ricochet off a defender.

Followed by a transitive particle

• around: They have monitors, but these are not very effective, nor are the echoes which ricochet around the hall.

Preposition: from

• wall: Stumbling down the corridor they ricochet from wall to wall, a series of loud thumps marking their progress.