nnoun.acta 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 pegDerivationally Related Form:croquet
Hypernyms:outdoor game
Inherited Hypernyms:croquetoutdoor gameathletic gamegameactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:croquetoutdoor gameathletic gamesportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactdrive away by hitting with one's ballTopic:croquet
Examples:- croquet the opponent's ball
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:croquethitpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionplay a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoopsDerivationally Related Form:croquet
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:croquetplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s