carom

Meaning

Noun

1. 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.
2. A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a board measuring one meter by one meter.

Verb

1. To make a carom (shot in billiards).
2. To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.

Synonyms

ricochet

cannon

bat

🦇

beat

beat out

belt

carabin

carbine

clout

defeat

drive

hit

kill

🔪🩸👤

knock

mandrel

mandril

mint

nail

play

racket

ram

🐏

shaft

shank

shoot

skip

slap

smite

spindle

spring

stamp out

strike

swing

top

🔝

whip

whop

worst

resile

thump out

bang

cannon

bash

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæɹəm/

Etymology

Probably derived from French carambole (the red ball in billiards).