carom (verb)

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• carom — (n.) 1779, earlier carambole (1775), from Fr. carambole, from Sp. carombola the red ball in billiards, perhaps originally an orange tropical Asian fruit supposed to resemble a red billiard ball, from Marathi (southern Indian) karambal. The verb… …   Etymology dictionary

• carom — I. noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambola Date: 1779 1. a. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls b. a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• carom — [ karəm] chiefly N. Amer. noun 1》 a cannon shot in billiards or pool. 2》 (also carom billiards) a game resembling billiards and depending on cannon shots for scoring. verb make a carom. Origin C18: abbrev. of carambole, from Sp. carambola, appar …   English new terms dictionary

• carom — 1. noun ˈkærʌm a) 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 players ball; in England it is called cannon. b) An Indian game played on a board… …   Wiktionary

• carom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cannon; rebound. See recoil. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. rebound, glance, bounce, ricochet. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: dap, glance,… …   English dictionary for students

• carom — /ˈkærəm/ (say karuhm) noun 1. → cannon (defs 11 and 12). –verb (i) 2. → cannon (def. 14). Also, carrom. {earlier carambole the red ball in billiards, from French, from Spanish carambola} …  

• take a hop — verb spring back; spring away from an impact The rubber ball bounced These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide • Syn: ↑bounce, ↑resile, ↑spring, ↑bound, ↑rebound, ↑recoil, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• deflect — verb 1) she wanted to deflect attention from herself Syn: turn aside/away, divert, avert, sidetrack; distract, draw away; block, parry, fend off, stave off 2) the ball deflected off the wall Syn: bounce …   Thesaurus of popular words

• rebound — verb 1) the ball rebounded off the wall Syn: bounce, bounce back, spring back, ricochet, boomerang, carom 2) finally the dollar rebounded Syn: recover, rally, pick up, make a recovery 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …   Wikipedia

• Billiard table — A billiard table or billiards table (or more specifically a pool table or snooker table) is a bounded table on which billiards type games are played. In the modern era, all billiards tables, regardless of whether for carom billiards, pocket… …   Wikipedia