noun
- A board game played on a square wooden board in which players use a striker to hit coins or pieces into corner pockets.
Usage: Popular in South Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.; Also spelled 'carom' in some contexts.
verb
- To strike and rebound; to hit and bounce off a surface or object.
Usage: Often used in the context of carrom gameplay or billiards.; Can also describe any object that bounces off another.
Examples
- She won the carrom tournament by pocketing all her pieces before her opponent.
- The striker will carrom off the side wall and hit the red piece.
- Children gathered around the carrom board after school to play.
- The ball carrommed off the wooden edge and landed in the corner pocket.
- He learned to play carrom from his grandfather during summer vacations.
- In carrom, players must use skill and precision to sink their coins.