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carom

How to use carom in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for carom.

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Can you explain what "scoring with carom" means?

Examples5
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a glancing rebound

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of carom gathered in one view.

noun

a glancing rebound

noun

a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

verb

rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for carom.

noun

a glancing rebound

noun

a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

verb

rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

verb

make a carom

Example sentences

1

Can you explain what "scoring with carom" means?

2

" It's more like "hit at an awkward angle at carom into left field" ability.

3

"I saw him run over forty several times, and it was not unusual for him to put a string together of twenty or thirty"I wonder if thats 40 caroms in cowboy?

4

The VC model requires you to strap yourself to an unguided missile that everyone hopes is aimed somewhere lucrative but is just as likely going to carom off a series of brick walls.

5

There aren't even 100 million paths to get to the CEO position, and while there is certainly some economic Darwinism at play in determining who gets on those paths, I suspect that it's overwhelmed by noise as people carom around the socio-economic network like the balls in a lottery machine.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use carom in a sentence?

Can you explain what "scoring with carom" means?

What does carom mean?

a glancing rebound

What part of speech is carom?

carom is commonly used as noun, verb.