CAROM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

Synonyms:

cannon; carom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("carom" is a kind of...):

shot; stroke ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand)

Holonyms ("carom" is a part of...):

billiards (any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls)

pocket billiards; pool (any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets)

Derivation:

carom (make a carom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A glancing rebound

Synonyms:

carom; ricochet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("carom" is a kind of...):

backlash; rebound; recoil; repercussion (a movement back from an impact)

Derivation:

carom (rebound after hitting)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a carom

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "carom" is one way to...):

shoot (throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective)

Domain category:

billiards (any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

carom (a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other)