carom
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(noun) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other |
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Synonyms: cannon |
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Related Words: shot, stroke |
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| 2. |
(verb) make a carom, in billiards |
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Related Words: shoot |
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| 3. |
(verb) rebound after hitting: "The car caromed off several lampposts" |
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Synonyms: glance |
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Related Words: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring, take a hop |
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| 4. |
(noun) a glancing rebound |
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Synonyms: ricochet |
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Related Words: backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion |
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