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carom

/ˈkæɹəm/

carom 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.

Noun (1)

carom (countable and uncountable, plural caroms)

  1. (countable) 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.
    Synonyms:
    cannon
  2. (uncountable) 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.
    • He loved playing carom in his free time.

Verb

carom (third-person singular simple present caroms, present participle caroming, simple past and past participle caromed)

  1. (intransitive) To make a carom (shot in billiards).
  2. To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.
    • [T]he grubit bombs went rolling back and forth over our feet, fetching up against the sides of the car with a crash. The big Red Guard, whose name was Vladimir Nicolaievitch, plied me with questions about America […] while we held on to each other and danced amid the caroming bombs.1922, John Reed, Ten Days that Shook the World
    • His head hit the side of the iron banisters and then, a twisting wheel of arms and legs, he disappeared over the edge, down into the well. There was a short crash as he caromed off some obstacle, then a pause, then a mingled thud and crack as he hit the ground. Then silence.1954, Ian Fleming, “No Sensayuma”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 79

Noun (2)

carom (uncountable)

  1. Ajwain.

carom meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog

carom in Hindi

board game
कैरम kairam

carom in Tamil

மேடைக்கோல் பந்தாட்டத்தில் இரட்டை வெட்டு

carom in Tagalog

shot in which the cue ball strikes two balls
karambola

Synonyms of carom

Forms of carom

Noun
pluralcaroms
alternative formcarrom
Verb
third-person singular presentcaroms
present participlecaroming
past participlecaromed
pastcaromed

Origin of carom

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

Words formed from carom

Phrases with carom

Words that rhyme with carom

Questions about carom

What does carom mean?
Carom means 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.
What is carom in Hindi?
Carom in Hindi is कैरम (kairam). See Carom meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is carom?
Carom can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce carom?
Carom is pronounced /ˈkæɹəm/.
What is the plural of carom?
The plural of carom is caroms.

Words near carom in the dictionary

  1. Carolus dollar
  2. Carolus dollars
  3. Caroluses
  4. Carolyn
  5. Carolynne
  6. carom
  7. carom billiards
  8. carom plug
  9. carom plugs
  10. Caromatan
  11. caromed

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: carom (page history and authors); carom (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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