Definition of croquet Croquet

/kɹowkejˈ/ - [krowkey] - cro•quet

We found 12 definitions of croquet from 5 different sources.

What does croquet mean?

Noun Plural: croquets
croquet - 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
		outdoor game an athletic game that is played outdoors
Verb croquets, croqueting, croqueted
croquet - play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops
		play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
croquet - drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball"
		hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
		croquet 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

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croquet (Noun)
A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops wickets.
croquet (Noun)
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.
croquet (Noun)
A croquette.
croquet (Verb)
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.

croquet (n.)
An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern.
croquet (n.)
The act of croqueting.
croquet (v. t.)
In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet.

croquet
krō′kā, n. a game in which two or more players try to drive wooden balls, by means of long-handled mallets, through a series of arches set in the ground. [North Fr. croquet, a dial. form of crochet, dim. of croc, croche, a crook.]