ricochet vs skip

ricochet and skip both are nouns.

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

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

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

ricochet (noun)	skip (noun)
a glancing rebound	a mistake resulting from neglect
	a gait in which steps and hops alternate

ricochet (verb)	skip (verb)
spring back; spring away from an impact	bypass
	cause to skip over a surface
	jump lightly
	leave suddenly
	bound off one point after another
	intentionally fail to attend