verb
- past tense of carrom: to strike and rebound; to collide and bounce off
Usage: chiefly North American; often used in billiards or physics contexts
Examples
- The cue ball carromed off the side rail and sank the eight ball.
- The bullet carromed through the wall and struck the target behind it.
- Her car carromed off the guardrail during the icy conditions.
- The hockey puck carromed around the boards before landing in the net.
- He carromed the ball off multiple surfaces to reach the difficult angle.