cannoned
past simple and past participle ofcannon
cannon
verb
uk/ˈkæn.ən/us/ˈkæn.ən/[Iusually+ adv/prep]mainly UK
toknockorhitagainst someone or somethingforcefullyandsuddenly, usually at anangle:
I wasrushingalong thecorridorwhen I cannonedintosomeone coming out of asidedoor.
[Iusually+ adv/prep]UK(UScarom)
tohitsomeone or something andbounceback at anangle:
Theballcannonedoffthe defender'sshinsand into thenet.
[IorT]UK(UScarom)
insnookerorbilliards, tocausetheballtohittwo otherballsone after the other:
He cannoned thecueballoff oneredinto another.
If theplayerstrikesthe opponent'sball, cannons onto theredballand then goes in off it, 4pointsarescored.
- Because she wasn'tlookingwhere she was going, shealmostcannoned into anothergirl.
- Theircarcannoned off thekerb,tyressquealing.
- Hebeatthegoalkeeperonly toseetheballcannon back off thepost.
- Thecueballcannoned in off ayellow.
- What do youcallashotwhere youintentionallycannon thecueballoff of oneredinto anotherredso that the secondredgoes into apocket?
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- anti-collision
- anti-shock
- bang
- bowlsomeoneover
- bump
- cannon
- carom
- catch
- collision
- crash
- head-on
- jog
- plough intosomething/someone
- post-crash
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- scuff
- slam
- smashsomethingup
- stack up
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Bouncing
Snooker, pool & billiards
Examplesofcannoned
cannoned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Police even watercannoneda man in a wheelchair.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He almost got a hat-trick but his long range effortcannonedoff the crossbar.
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