massé

noun

A stroke made with the cue held vertically that causes a billiard ball to move in an arc.

Similar
massé shot

Meanings

nounmassé (plural massés)

plural massés

  1. ball gamesA stroke made with the cue held vertically that causes a billiard ball to move in an arc.

    Synonyms: massé shot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stroke made with the cue held vertically that causes a billiard ball to move in an arc.

Similar
massé shot

Origin

  1. Frenchmassé
  2. Englishmassé

From French massé.

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APA

massé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%C3%A9

MLA

“massé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “massé,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%C3%A9.

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