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to croquet

to croquet

1 6.7
To play a lawn game by hitting balls with a mallet through hoops
  • verb
  • /kroʊˈkeɪ/
translation icon : jugar al croquet
  • Well, I should've croqueted the Queen's hedgehog but my hedgehog wouldn't roll into a ball.

Examples

  • We decided to croquet in the park with our friends this afternoon.

  • Every weekend, they love to croquet on the beautiful lawn in their backyard.

  • During the summer picnic, the children croqueted while adults prepared lunch.

Compounds

croquet mallet
1 6.3

A long wooden stick with a flat end used to hit the ball in croquet

croquet ball
1 5.0

A wooden ball used to play croquet

croquet equipment
5.6

Items used to play croquet, like mallets, balls, and hoops

Surface Forms

croquet infinitive
croqueted past
croqueted past participle
croqueting present participle
croquets third person singular

Etymology

Croquet (the verb) comes from the same French root croc/crochet meaning 'hook'. To croquet a ball is like 'hooking' or striking it to move it through the hoops, so the verb keeps the idea of moving the ball with a hooked action.