carom

verb

caromed; caroming; caroms
Synonyms of caromnext

intransitive verb

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 in a Sentence

a ball caromed off the wall
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As the ball caromed off the retaining wall in foul territory, another run scored. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 Medical equipment caroms off the walls, bangs toward their father. Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 The ball caromed off the low fence down the left field line. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Pulverized, the iron core likely caromed off the moon after initially digging deep into the lunar mantle and scattering traces of magnetized terrain across the south pole. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for carom

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of carom was in 1860

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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carom. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

carom

1 of 2 noun
car·​om ˈkar-əm How to pronounce carom (audio)
: a rebounding especially at an angle

carom

2 of 2 verb
: to strike and rebound at an angle

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