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   Car·om

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   noun

   • 1. a stroke in which the cue ball strikes two balls successively.
   • ▪ a billiards game played on a table without pockets, with points scored for caroms.

   verb

   • 1. make a carom; strike and rebound.

   Word Origin late 18th century: abbreviation of carambole, from Spanish carambola, apparently from bola ‘ball’.

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   What is carom verb?

   • Definition of carom verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What does caroming mean?

   • Define caroming. caroming synonyms, caroming pronunciation, caroming translation, English dictionary definition of caroming. n. 1. A collision followed by a rebound. 2. a. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. Also called billiard . b.

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   What does carom mean in billiards?

   • Probably corrupted from French carambole (the red ball in billiards ). carom ( countable and uncountable, plural caroms) ( countable, cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.

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   What does it mean to make a carom?

   • to make a carom. to strike and rebound. Rhodes knocked away a pass intended for wide receiver Deebo Samuel, then grabbed the ball on the carom. Finally, once I made a great fluke—a carom, followed by most of the balls falling into the pockets. He learned to play French carom and pyramid pool,—every thing in fact.

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   to hit something and bounce back, especially at an angle: She had her final shot carom off the back of the rim. Kids run wild and beach balls carom around the lobby. US (UK cannon) to move or change in an uncontrolled way between different places, things, or subjects:

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   Define Carom. Carom, on the other hand, is a term used in billiards and pool to describe a shot where the cue ball hits two or more object balls in a single shot. The goal of carom is to score points by hitting the object balls with the cue ball and making them rebound off each other before eventually coming to a stop.

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   Carom definition: . See examples of CAROM used in a sentence.

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   Definition of carom verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define carrom. carrom synonyms, carrom pronunciation, carrom translation, English dictionary definition of carrom. n a varient spelling of carom Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,...

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   May 6, 2024 · carom in British English. or carrom (ˈkærəm ) noun. billiards, US and Canadian. a. a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another. b. the points scored by this. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon.

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   What does the word carom mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word carom . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.