Definition

1. Noun:

   • A shot in billiards or pool: A shot in which the cue ball strikes one object ball and then another in a single stroke.
   • A glancing rebound: A collision and rebound at an angle, especially of one object striking another.

2. Verb:

   • To make a carom in billiards: To execute a shot where the cue ball hits one object ball and then another.
   • To rebound or glance off: To strike something and rebound or ricochet at an angle.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • He won the game with a skillful carom off the side rail.
  • The car's crash was followed by a carom into a tree.

• Verb:

  • The player caromed the cue ball off the eight ball to sink the three.
  • The puck caromed off the goalpost and into the net.

Advanced Usage

• "Carom shot": A specific term for the billiards shot described.
  • His only option was a difficult carom shot to win the match.

Variants and Related Words

• Carom off (phrasal verb): To rebound or glance off something.
  • The bullet caromed off the metal door.

Synonyms

• Ricochet (verb/noun): To rebound or a rebound off a surface.
• Bank shot (noun): A shot, especially in basketball or pool, where the ball is bounced off a backboard or rail.
• Glance (verb): To strike something at an angle and deflect.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Carom off of: A variant of "carom off," meaning to rebound from.
  • The ball caromed off of the wall.

Related Idioms

Noun

1. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
2. a glancing rebound

Verb

1. make a carom
2. rebound after hitting
   • The car caromed off several lampposts