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CAROM
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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:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Rebound after hitting
Example:
The car caromed off several lampposts
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "carom" is one way to...):
bounce; bound; rebound; recoil; resile; reverberate; ricochet; spring; take a hop (spring back; spring away from an impact)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
carom (a glancing rebound)
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