carom
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1. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | shot, stroke, |
| definition | : | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | billiards, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | pocket billiards, pool, |
| definition | : | any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets (noun.act) |
2. a glancing rebound (noun.event)
3. make a carom (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | shoot, |
| definition | : | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective (verb.contact) |
| domain category | : | billiards, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
4. rebound after hitting (verb.motion)
5. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | make a cannon (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | carom, |
| definition | : | make a carom (verb.contact) |
6. a glancing rebound (noun.event)
| derivation | : | carom, |
| definition | : | rebound after hitting (verb.motion) |
7. make a carom (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cannon, carom, |
| definition | : | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act) |
8. rebound after hitting (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | carom, ricochet, |
| definition | : | a glancing rebound (noun.event) |
9. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act)
| derivation | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | make a cannon (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | carom, |
| definition | : | make a carom (verb.contact) |
10. a glancing rebound (noun.event)
| derivation | : | carom, |
| definition | : | rebound after hitting (verb.motion) |
11. make a carom (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cannon, carom, |
| definition | : | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (noun.act) |
12. rebound after hitting (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | carom, ricochet, |
| definition | : | a glancing rebound (noun.event) |
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