Carom

Word CAROM
Character 5
Hyphenation car om
Pronunciations /ˈkæɹəm/

Definitions and meanings of "Carom"

What do we mean by carom?

A collision followed by a rebound. noun

A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. noun

A similar shot in a related game, such as pool. noun

To collide and rebound; glance. intransitive verb

To make a carom, as in billiards. intransitive verb

To cause to carom. intransitive verb

In billiards, the hitting of two or three balls in succession by the cue-ball from one stroke of the cue: in Great Britain sometimes called cannon. Also spelled carrom. noun

In billiards, to make a carom (which see).

To strike or collide against a thing and then rebound or glance off again; cannon: usually with on, and common in racing slang: as, Eclipse caromed on High-flyer and injured his chance of winning.

Also spelled carrom.

To make a carom. intransitive verb

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. In England it is called cannon. noun

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; in England it is called cannon. noun

An Indian game played on a board measuring one meter by one meter square. Players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of the table. This billiard-like game is played entirely with the fingers, and usually while sitting on the floor. noun

To make a carom. verb

Rebound after hitting verb

A glancing rebound noun

Make a carom verb

A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other noun

(cue sports, especially billiards) 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 (one meter by one meter square) board.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Carom

The word "carom" in example sentences

But the word "carom" sparked an idea and an invention. ❋ Unknown (2012)

He poked his stick behind Kolzig's skate on the first one and wristed in a long carom from the goalie on the second. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But even after Paraguay forward Fredy Bareiro scored off a carom from the goalpost in the 67th minute, Iraq pressed hard with substitute Razzaq Farhan scoring in the 83rd. ❋ Unknown (2004)

A carom was a strike and a rebound that hit another ball. ❋ Beverly Swerling (2007)

The long stick, which reminded some early users of a tail, can be used to make a ball hit another ball in a form of the game known as carom billiards, played with only three balls by real hustlers on a table with no pockets. ❋ William Safire (2004)

Duc Nguyen, 44, said French billiards - also known as carom billiards -- is a popular game among Vietnamese, and he is banking his business on the city's fast-growing Southeast Asian community. ❋ Angelique Soenarie (2010)

The meaning comes from Billiards, where a carom is a shot in which the cue ball is made to rebound so as to hit two other balls. ❋ Unknown (1986)

I decided to make a "carom" of it, and nearly took the heads off a pair of horses, and the pole off the omnibus to which they were attached, as I dashed through. ❋ Various (N/A)

"I saw it kind of carom off to the left from my angle and figured it was worth taking the chance," Posey said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The "carom" show trial, in which the true target is not the defendant, but a third party not even present. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maxim Lapierre scored on a carom off the back boards with 15:25 to play, Roberto Luongo stopped 31 shots in a stirring shutout after getting pulled from his last game, and the Canucks moved to the brink of their first NHL championship with a 1-0 victory over Boston in Game 5 on Friday night. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

I wonder if younger people than I even recognize the word or know that years ago carom was an active noun as well as a verb. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Gaston knows there's about a 70% chance the ball will carom long to the opposite side of the court. ❋ Scott Cacciola (2011)

Bogut blocked McGee's jumper, but McGee grabbed the carom, drove around Bogut and made a layup. ❋ Michael Lee (2011)

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