carom

Plural: caroms

Noun

• a glancing rebound
• a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
• A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
• A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a board measuring one meter by one meter.
• Ajwain.

Verb

Verb Forms: caromed, caroming, caroms

• To strike and rebound; to collide and bounce off.
• rebound after hitting
  • "The car caromed off several lampposts"
• make a carom
• To make a carom (shot in billiards).
• To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.

Examples

• He loved playing carrom in his free time.
• The tile seemed to CAROM off his mental block, revealing a high-scoring word.

Synonyms

cannon, ricochet

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