'Carom' definitions:
Definition of 'carom'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Carom'
From: GCIDE
- Carom \Car"om\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom, carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.] (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. In England it is called cannon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Carom'
From: GCIDE
- Carom \Car"om\, v. i. (Billiards) To make a carom. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'carom'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appulse,
- backfire,
- backlash,
- backlashing,
- bang,
- bang into,
- boomerang,
- bounce,
- bounce back,
- bound,
- bound back,
- brunt,
- bulldozing,
- bulling,
- bump,
- bump into,
- cannon,
- cannon off,
- carambole,
- carom into,
- clash,
- collide,
- collision,
- come into collision,
- concuss,
- concussion,
- confront each other,
- contrecoup,
- crack up,
- crack-up,
- crash,
- crash into,
- crump,
- crunch,
- dap,
- dash into,
- encounter,
- fall foul of,
- fly back,
- foul,
- glance,
- graze,
- hammering,
- have repercussions,
- hit,
- hit against,
- hurt,
- hurtle,
- impact,
- impinge,
- impingement,
- kick,
- kick back,
- kickback,
- knock,
- knock against,
- lash back,
- mauling,
- meet,
- meeting,
- onslaught,
- percuss,
- percussion,
- ramming,
- rebound,
- rebuff,
- recalcitrate,
- recalcitration,
- recoil,
- repercuss,
- repercussion,
- repulse,
- resile,
- resilience,
- ricochet,
- run into,
- shock,
- sideswipe,
- skim,
- skip,
- slam into,
- sledgehammering,
- smack into,
- smash,
- smash into,
- smash up,
- smash-up,
- smashing,
- snap back,
- spring,
- spring back,
- strike,
- strike against,
- thrusting,
- whomp