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| car·om [ kárrəm ] |
noun (plural car·oms) |
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1. billiards shot: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball hits one object ball and rebounds to hit another ball
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2. pool shot: a shot in pool in which the object ball is rebounded off another ball and into a pocket
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3. rebound following collision: a collision that is followed by one of the objects rebounding off at an angle
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verb (past and past participle car·omed, present participle car·om·ing, 3rd person present singular car·oms) |
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1. intransitive verb rebound off ball: to rebound off another ball in pool or billiards
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2. transitive and intransitive verb rebound or cause to rebound off something: to rebound off another object or series of objects, or cause this to happen
  The car swerved and caromed off the railing.
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| [Late 18th century. Shortening of carambole< Spanish carambola, probably < bola "ball"] |
