carom
6 synonyms for carom, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To strike something and bounce off it at an angle, often going on to hit something else.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To strike something and bounce off it at an angle, often going on to hit something else.
“The puck caromed off the boards and into the net.”
2. noun
A rebound in which a ball or other object strikes a surface and goes off at an angle instead of stopping.
“He scored on a lucky carom off the defender's skate.”
How to use carom
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Standard English, most at home in sports commentary — hockey, basketball, baseball and billiards especially.
Etymology
Plural and third-person singular of carom, shortened from carambole, from Spanish carambola, the name of the red ball in the old billiard game.
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