bounce vs ricochet

bounce and ricochet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bounce	Yes	No	Yes	No
ricochet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bounce and ricochet are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of bounce include bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, spring, take a hop.

bounce (noun)	ricochet (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	a glancing rebound
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce (verb)	ricochet (verb)
eject from the premises	spring back; spring away from an impact
hit something so that it bounces
spring back; spring away from an impact
leap suddenly
move up and down repeatedly
come back after being refused
refuse to accept and send back