单词 | to get the rush |
释义 | > as lemmasto get the rush (on a ball) 13. Croquet. A stroke in which a ball is roqueted, typically with some force, to a desired location. Frequently in to get the rush (on a ball): to roquet a ball in this way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > [noun] > types of stroke following stroke1837 rush1868 stop-stroke1868 cut1874 cut-over1874 jump-stroke1874 take-off1874 tice1874 passing croquet1877 split1896 split stroke1897 passing stroke1901 jump shot1909 Hong Kong1957 split shot1975 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > play croquet [verb (transitive)] > types of play or stroke croquet1858 roquet1859 run1863 spoon1865 wire1866 to get the rush (on a ball)1868 rush1868 to peg out1869 cut1874 split1877 peel1914 1868 W. J. Whitmore Croquet Tactics ii. 19 No croquet should be made without a careful calculation as to the rush. 1870 Westm. Papers 1 July 45 He would..hit 4 and get the rush on 2 to his hoop, and then play the forward game. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 609/1 The learner should next practise..cutting, which is a rush played fine instead of full. 1914 Times 29 June 14/3 By a series of brilliant rushes and difficult hoops [he] finished the game. 1966 D. Miller & R. Thorp Croquet & how to play It viii. 65 It is easier to get into a position to play the rush, if one is already on the rush line. 1995 S. Boga Croquet 55 Use rushes to make the croquet strokes in the break easier. < as lemmas |
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