Definition of "croquet"

croquet

/ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural croquets
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.
verb
third-person singular simple present croquets, present participle croqueting, simple 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.