SAT Vocabulary Carom

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	carom Definition: to strike and rebound, or a collision resulting in a rebound Synonym: ricochet
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	External definitions: car·om (k r m) n. 1. A collision followed by a rebound. 2. a. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. Also called billiard . b. A similar shot in a related game, such as pool. v. car·omed , car·om·ing , car·oms v. intr. 1. To collide and rebound; glance: The car caromed off the guardrail into the ditch. 2. To make a carom, as in billiards. v. tr. To cause to carom. [Short for `carambole`, a stroke at billiards , from French, a billiard ball , from Spanish `carambola`, a stroke at billiards , perhaps from Portuguese, carambola ; see carambola ]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.