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1car·om

noun \ˈker-əm, ˈka-rəm\

Definition of CAROM

1
a : a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls
b : a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket — compare combination shot
2
: a rebounding especially at an angle
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Origin of CAROM

by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambola
First Known Use: 1779

Other Game Terms

bezique, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with CAROM

arum, harem

2carom

intransitive verb

Definition of CAROM

1
: to strike and rebound : glance <the car caromed off a tree>
2
: to make a carom
3
: to proceed by or as if by caroms <carom from city to city>

Examples of CAROM

  1. <a ball caromed off the wall>

First Known Use of CAROM

1860

Related to CAROM

Synonyms
bounce, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

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