ricochet vs recoil

ricochet and recoil both are nouns.

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

As nouns, recoil is a hypernym of ricochet; that is, recoil is a word with a broader meaning than ricochet:

Other hypernyms of ricochet include backlash, rebound, repercussion.

As verbs, ricochet and recoil are synonyms defined as:

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

As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of ricochet; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ricochet:

Other hyponyms of ricochet include kick, kick back, bound off, skip, carom.

ricochet (noun)	recoil (noun)
a glancing rebound	a movement back from an impact
	the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

ricochet (verb)	recoil (verb)
spring back; spring away from an impact	spring back, as from a forceful thrust
	draw back, as with fear or pain
	spring back; spring away from an impact
	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect