masse

20 9.9

A shot in pool that makes the cue ball curve by hitting it with the cue held almost upright

noun
/mæˈseɪ/

Jargon

: tiro con efecto

Few players in the league could execute a masse shot successfully, in any case.
masse shot

Examples

The player performed a masse shot to curve the ball around the obstacle on the table.
During the tournament, he surprised his opponent with a perfectly executed masse shot.
She mastered the masse technique, impressing everyone with her ability to manipulate the cue ball.

Synonyms

masse shot

vsmasse

Jargon

9.9

A pool shot where the player holds the cue almost vertical so the cue ball curves around another ball

is the shorter single-word form for the same vertical cue curving technique

Idioms

en masse

24 5.6

All people in a group do the same thing at the same time

Compounds

levy en masse

Archaic

9.9

To call many people who are not soldiers into the army during an emergency

masse shot

Jargon

9.9

A pool shot where the player holds the cue almost vertical so the cue ball curves around another ball

How Difficult

masse

Jargon

20 9.9

cut

11 5.1

pitch shot

Jargon

4.9

bank shot

3 3.7

Surface Forms

masse singular

masses plural

Etymology

Masse comes from French masse, meaning 'mallet' or 'club', because players used the cue almost like a small club to strike the ball and make it curve. That's why a masse in billiards is a steep shot that makes the cue ball spin and bend around other balls.