Glance off is a term used to describe the action of a ball or other object bouncing off a surface. The crossword solutions for this term are BOUNCE (6 letters), RICOCHET (8 letters), CAROM (5 letters), and REBOUND (7 letters). BOUNCE is the most basic form of glancing off, where an object simply bounces off a surface without changing direction. RICOCHET is when an object bounces off a surface at an angle, changing its direction. CAROM is when an object bounces off two surfaces in succession, such as a pool table. Finally, REBOUND is when an object bounces off a surface and then returns to the same surface.