noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets). uncountable
2. 2
   a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg wordnet
3. 3
   A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet. countable
4. 4
   A croquette. countable

Verb

1. 1
   To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet. transitive
2. 2
   play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops wordnet
3. 3
   drive away by hitting with one's ball wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bingocheckerschessgameroquetroquet

Example

More examples

"Croquet players must wear white clothing during play."

Etymology

Borrowed from Norman croquet (“hook”), from Old Northern French croquet. Doublet of crochet, crocket, and crotchet.

Related phrases

association croquetcroquet malletgolf croquetlawn game

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