· a glancing rebound
Synonym(s): carom
Hypernym(s): recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
· spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Synonym(s): bounce, resile, take_a_hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate
Hypernym(s): jump, leap, bound, spring