carom
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(kăr'əm) 
n.
v., -omed, -om·ing, -oms. v.intr.
To cause to carom.
n.
- A collision followed by a rebound.
- A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. Also called billiard.
- A similar shot in a related game, such as pool.
v., -omed, -om·ing, -oms. v.intr.
- To collide and rebound; glance: The car caromed off the guardrail into the ditch.
- To make a carom, as in billiards.
To cause to carom.
[Short for carambole, a stroke at billiards, from French, a billiard ball, from Spanish carambola, a stroke at billiards, perhaps from Portuguese, carambola. See carambola.]
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IN BRIEF: Regarding to a game played on a large, felt-covered table with balls and cue sticks.
There is a billiard shop on the corner.
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categories related to 'carom'
- General Sports Terminology
- Basketball
- Pool and Billiards
- Directions - carom: strike and rebound
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Carom may refer to:
- Ricochet
- Carom billiards
- Carom seeds or Ajwain, a spice
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