carom

or car·rom

[ kar-uhm ]

/ ˈkær əm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR carom ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.

any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.

verb (used without object)

to make a carom.

to strike and rebound.

Origin of carom

1770–80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) <French <Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; see carambola

Words nearby carom

Carolingian, Carolinian, Carol Stream, carolus, Carolyn, carom, carom ball, Caroní, Caro's acid, carotenase, carotene

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Example sentences from the Web for carom

Max stopped in the act of trying for a carom, and stared at his sister.
The Wharf by the Docks|Florence Warden
A festive grasshopper jumps up into my face, and makes a carom on the web.
Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson
The pig now lay still, and satisfied that he had killed it, he tried to repeat the carom, but failed.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson
Monty thrust a franc in her hand and turned quickly from her to carom against a tall well-dressed man who was passing.
Under Cover|Roi Cooper Megrue

When a player is in hand on a carom table, and the other balls are within the “string,” he may play directly upon either.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various

British Dictionary definitions for carom

carom

/ (ˈkærəm) /

noun

billiards, US and Canadian

a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
the points scored by this

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon

Word Origin for carom

C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	carom
释义	carom or car·rom [ kar-uhm ] / ˈkær əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carom ON THESAURUS.COM noun Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession. any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off. verb (used without object) to make a carom. to strike and rebound. Origin of carom 1770–80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) <French <Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; see carambola Words nearby carom Carolingian, Carolinian, Carol Stream, carolus, Carolyn, carom, carom ball, Caroní, Caro's acid, carotenase, carotene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carom Max stopped in the act of trying for a carom, and stared at his sister. The Wharf by the Docks\|Florence Warden A festive grasshopper jumps up into my face, and makes a carom on the web. Pastoral Days\|William Hamilton Gibson The pig now lay still, and satisfied that he had killed it, he tried to repeat the carom, but failed. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea\|Morgan Robertson Monty thrust a franc in her hand and turned quickly from her to carom against a tall well-dressed man who was passing. Under Cover\|Roi Cooper Megrue When a player is in hand on a carom table, and the other balls are within the “string,” he may play directly upon either. Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements\|Various British Dictionary definitions for carom carom / (ˈkærəm) / noun billiards, US and Canadian a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another the points scored by this Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon Word Origin for carom C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carom glance, skim, ricochet, strike, bump, rebound, graze
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carom

or car·rom

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of carom

Words nearby carom

Example sentences from the Web for carom

British Dictionary definitions for carom

noun

Word Origin for carom

Words related to carom