carom

Meanings

Noun

• A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
• A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a board measuring one meter by one meter.
• ajwain

Verb

• To make a carom .
• To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.

Related

Similar words

• cannon

Origin

• Probably corrupted from French carambole (the red ball in billiards).