carom

/'kærəm/

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Explanation of "Carom"

Part of Speech: - Noun: Refers to a specific type of shot in billiards (a game played on a table with balls and cues). - Verb: Describes the action of bouncing off something after hitting it.

Meaning:

• As a noun, "carom" is a shot in billiards where the cue ball (the white ball that players hit with the cue stick) hits one object ball (a colored ball) and then bounces off to hit another object ball.
• As a verb, to "carom" means to bounce off a surface or object after making contact, like a ball hitting a wall and changing direction.

Example Sentences:

• Noun: "He made a perfect carom by hitting the red ball first and then the blue ball."
• Verb: "The basketball caromed off the backboard and went into the net."

Advanced Usage:

In more advanced contexts, "carom" can be used in physics or sports discussions to describe the trajectory of an object after it collides with another object.

Word Variants:

• Caromed: The past tense of the verb "carom."
  • Example: "The soccer ball caromed off the goalpost."
• Caroming: The present participle form of the verb.
  • Example: "The puck is caroming around the rink."

Different Meanings:

While "carom" is primarily used in billiards and sports, it can also be used metaphorically to describe objects or ideas that bounce off each other in conversation or thought.

Synonyms:

• For the noun: "billiard shot," "bank shot."
• For the verb: "rebound," "bounce."

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

While "carom" doesn’t have widely recognized idioms or phrasal verbs associated with it, phrases like "come off" or "bounce back" can convey similar ideas of rebounding or reflecting off something.

Summary:

"Carom" is primarily used in the context of billiards and describes both a specific type of shot and the action of bouncing off surfaces.

Academic

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

Synonyms

• cannon
• ricochet