backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact

billiards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

pocket billiards, pool - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

rebound, bounce, ricochet, take a hop, recoil, resile, spring, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

billiards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"