NOUN | event | carom, ricochet | a glancing rebound |
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act | carom, cannon | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | |
VERB | motion | carom | rebound after hitting |
contact | carom | make a carom |
Meaning | A glancing rebound. | |
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Synonym | ricochet | |
Broader | recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash | A movement back from an impact |
Spanish | carambola, rebote | |
Catalan | rebot | |
Verbs | carom | rebound after hitting |
Meaning | A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. | |
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Synonym | cannon | |
Part of | billiards | Any of several games / games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls |
pool, pocket billiards | Any of various games / games played on a pool table having 6 pockets | |
Broader | stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand |
Spanish | carambola, tiro | |
Catalan | carambola | |
Verbs | carom | make a carom |
Meaning | rebound after hitting. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The car caromed off several lampposts" | |
Broader | bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | spring back |
Catalan | xocar | |
Nouns | carom | a glancing rebound |
Meaning | make a carom. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Category | billiards | Any of several games / games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls |
Broader | shoot | Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective |
Spanish | carambolear | |
Nouns | carom | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other |
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