carom
/ˈkɛrəm/
noun
- A shot in billiards or pool where the cue ball strikes two other balls in succession.
- The player practiced carom shots to improve his billiards skills.
- He won the game with a perfect carom off the red ball.
- A carom requires precise aim and good control of the cue ball.
- A rebound or glancing bounce off a surface.
- Her shot hit the post and came back with a lucky carom.
- The ball took a carom off the wall and rolled into the goal.
- The carom off the tree sent the frisbee flying in a different direction.
verb
- To strike and rebound from a surface; to bounce off something at an angle.
- The ball caromed off several cars before stopping in the street.
- The stone caromed off the cliff and landed in the river.
- The hockey puck caromed off the goalpost and into the net.
- In billiards or pool, to make a carom shot.
- She tried to carom off the eight ball but missed.
- He caromed the cue ball perfectly to sink both targets.
- The player caromed the cue ball off the red and into the corner pocket.