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carom

/ carom /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
Type of:
stroke shot
Has parts:
billiards pool pocket billiards
Derived:
cannon
verb Sense 2
make a carom
Type of:
shoot
Derived:
cannon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
billiards
verb Sense 3
rebound after hitting
"The car caromed off several lampposts"
Type of:
bounce resile take a hop
Derived:
ricochet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 4
a glancing rebound
Type of:
recoil repercussion rebound
Derived:
glance bounce resile take a hop spring
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

stroke shot shoot bounce resile take a hop recoil repercussion rebound