carom

or car·rom

[ kar-uhm ]

/ ˈkær əm /

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noun

Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.

any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.

verb (used without object)

to make a carom.

to strike and rebound.

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Origin of carom

1770–80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) <French <Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; see carambola

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How to use carom in a sentence

I watched in awe as he virtually caromed off the walls of the classrooms and hallways.
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The Infiniti suddenly backed up into the radio cars then caromed forward into a turn.
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Steel balls caromed around the table as the player massaged, tickled, pressed, and slammed the flipper buttons.
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The little pliers caromed from the brace above him and sailed out toward the motor, beyond the ship.
Tight Squeeze|Dean Charles Ing

Then wheeling away he staggered into the forest; he reeled in his gait, crashed through bushes and caromed off trees.
The Devil in Iron|Robert E. Howard
Moving slowly away, he caromed against two people who were turning out from the pavement to cross the street.
The Turmoil|Booth Tarkington
The car was a museum piece, and as Warble caromed into its cushions she felt that her lines had fallen in pleasant places.
Ptomaine Street|Carolyn Wells
One shell “caromed” over three of the men, who were sleeping side by side, touching the very blanket that was over them.
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British Dictionary definitions for carom

carom

/ (ˈkærəm) /

noun

billiards, US and Canadian

a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
the points scored by this

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon

Word Origin for carom

C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola

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