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Meaning of carom

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

carom

Pronunciation:/ˈkæɹəm/

noun

Definitions

  1. (cue sports, especially billiards) 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 player's ball.

  2. A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a (one meter by one meter square) board.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make a carom (shot in billiards).

  2. To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.