Definition of carom Carom

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We found 11 definitions of carom from 5 different sources.

What does carom mean?

Noun Plural: caroms
carom - a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
		cannon
		stroke, shot a light touch with the hands
		billiards 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) balls
		pocket billiards, pool any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
carom - a glancing rebound
		ricochet
		backlash, recoil, repercussion, rebound an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
Verb caroms, caroming, caromed
carom - make a carom
		shoot produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
		billiards 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) balls
carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"
		ricochet, take a hop, rebound, bound, recoil, resile, spring, reverberate, bounce form the boundary of; be contiguous to

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carom (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.
carom (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.
carom (Verb)
To make a carom.

carom (n.)
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.
carom (v. i.)
To make a carom.

carom
kar′om, n. an abbreviation for Carambole, the same as Cannon in billiards

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