 carom |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a glancing rebound | |
| Synonyms: | ricochet | |
| Related terms: | recoil | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (sport) make a carom, in billiards | |
| Related terms: | shoot billiards | |
| 3. | [ verb ] rebound after hitting | |
| Synonyms: | glance | |
| Examples: | : "The car caromed off several lampposts" |
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| Related terms: | bounce ricochet | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sport) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | |
| Synonyms: | cannon | |
| Related terms: | stroke pool billiards | |
| Similar spelling: |
carrion Carreon Carreno Carum Caron Carma cairn Carron Carone Crom Carino Cairina cairene |
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