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carom

(n): a glancing rebound

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(n): a movement back from an impact

(n): a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

(n): (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

(v): rebound after hitting

(v): spring back; spring away from an impact

(v): make a carom

(v): throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

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6 months ago mariacristina said:

n. a collision followed by a rebound. "pinballs caroming off cushions." TC Boyle, Drop City

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