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car·om
/
ˈkær
əm
/
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[
kar
-
uh
m
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
Billiards,
Pool
.
a shot in
which
the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
2.
any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make a carom.
4.
to strike and rebound.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Also,
carrom.
Origin:
1770–80;
by false analysis of
carambole
(taken as
carom ball
) <
French
<
Spanish
carambola,
special use of fruit name;
see
carambola
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