carom

noun

1. 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
2. ☆ 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

1. to make a carom
2. to hit and rebound