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Carom

//ˈkæɹəm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, especially
  2. 2
    Ajwain. uncountable
  3. 3
    a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other wordnet
  4. 4
    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. uncountable

    "He loved playing carrom in his free time."

  5. 5
    a glancing rebound wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a carom (shot in billiards). intransitive
  2. 2
    make a carom wordnet
  3. 3
    To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.

    "[T]he grubit bombs went rolling back and forth over our feet, fetching up against the sides of the car with a crash. The big Red Guard, whose name was Vladimir Nicolaievitch, plied me with questions about America […] while we held on to each other and danced amid the caroming bombs."

  4. 4
    rebound after hitting wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably derived from French carambole (the red ball in billiards).

Etymology 2

Probably derived from French carambole (the red ball in billiards).

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