Carom - English meaning

ˈkær.əm

Carom – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A cannon in billiards or pool.
Usage examples:
He mastered the caroms, and was called the ‘reading rifle’ because of his great arm.’

verb
Make a carom; strike and rebound.
Usage examples:
But the ball caromed off a tree and bounced back into a bunker, leaving a shot at the green.

verb
To hit something and bounce back, especially at an angle
Usage examples:
She had her final shot carom off the back of the rim., kids run wild and beach balls carom around t…

verb
To move or change in an uncontrolled way between different places, things, or subjects
Usage examples:
We must not give the virus the chance to carom wildly through human hosts as it does in a flock of …

noun
In billiards or pool, an occasion when the ball hits two other balls one after the other
Usage examples:
A carom can be useful in pool and they’re deadly if used at the right time.

noun
A game similar to billiards played on a table without pockets
Usage examples:
The place is mainly a spot for people to play cards or three-ball pocketless carom billiards.

noun
A rebound (= an occasion when something such as a ball bounces back after hitting a hard surface), especially at an angle
Usage examples:
The ball took a carom, shooting back toward the right-field line.

noun
A seed that is used as a spice, especially in south asian cooking
Usage examples:
The seeds are known as bishop's weed, ajwain and carom., carom seeds, or ajwain as they are called …