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Synonyms for carom

Noun

1. ricochet, carom, recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
usage: a glancing rebound
2. carom, cannon, stroke, shot
usage: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

Verb

1. carom, glance, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
usage: rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"
2. carom, shoot
usage: make a carom
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