carom
carom
Definition
carom (kar′əm)
noun
- Billiards any shot in which the cue ball bounces off a cushion or an object ball; specif., such a shot that successively hits the two object balls, giving the shooter a score in most games
- ☆ a hitting and rebounding, as of a ball struck against a wall
Etymology: < Fr carambole < Sp carambola; orig., kind of fruit < Malay karambil
intransitive verb
- to make a carom
- to hit and rebound
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