croquet

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Pronunciation

• (British) enPR: krō'kā, IPA: /ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/, /ˈkɹəʊki/
• (America) enPR: krōkā', IPA: /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/

Noun

croquet

1. (uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
2. (countable, games) 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.
3. (countable) A croquette.

Translations

• French: croquet
• German: Croquet, Crocket, Krocket
• Russian: кроке́т

Verb

croquet (croquets, present participle croqueting; past and past participle croqueted)

1. (transitive, games) 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.

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