Croquet

['krəʊkeɪ;-kɪ] or [kro'ke]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

(verb.) play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops .

(verb.) drive away by hitting with one's ball, 'croquet the opponent's ball'.

Inputed by Emilia--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(n.) The act of croqueting.

(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.

Checker: Walter

Definition

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.

Edited by Linda