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carom
car·om C0121200 (kăr′əm)n.1. A collision followed by a rebound.2. a. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. Also called billiard.b. A similar shot in a related game, such as pool.v. car·omed, car·om·ing, car·oms v.intr.1. To collide and rebound; glance: The car caromed off the guardrail into the ditch.2. To make a carom, as in billiards.v.tr. To cause to carom. [Short for carambole, a stroke at billiards, from French, a billiard ball, from Spanish carambola, a stroke at billiards, perhaps from Portuguese, carambola; see carambola.]carom (ˈkærəm) or carromn (Billiards & Snooker) billiards a. a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after anotherb. the points scored by this[C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola]car•om (ˈkær əm) n. 1. a shot in billiards or pool in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession. 2. any hit and rebound. v.i. 3. to hit and rebound. [1770–80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) < French < Sp carambola literally, carambola] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | carom - a glancing rebound ricochetbacklash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact | | 2. | carom - a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the othercannonbilliards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) ballspocket billiards, pool - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pocketsstroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" | Verb | 1. | carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" | | 2. | carom - make a carombilliards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) ballsshoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
caromverbTo strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:dap, glance, graze, ricochet, skim, skip.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeecannonCAROM
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carom Related to carom: Carom billiardsSynonyms for caromverb to strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflectedSynonyms- dap
- glance
- graze
- ricochet
- skim
- skip
Synonyms for caromnoun a glancing reboundSynonymsRelated Words- backlash
- rebound
- recoil
- repercussion
noun a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the otherSynonymsRelated Words- billiards
- pocket billiards
- pool
- stroke
- shot
verb rebound after hittingRelated Words- bounce
- rebound
- ricochet
- take a hop
- resile
- spring
- recoil
- bound
- reverberate
verb make a caromRelated Words |