croquet
/kroʊˈkeɪ/
verb
- To drive away an opponent's ball by striking one's own ball against it in the game of croquet.
- You can croquet an opponent's ball to gain an advantage.
- She managed to croquet his ball out of bounds.
- He tried to croquet the blue ball away from the wicket.
noun
- A lawn game in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through a series of hoops (wickets).
- We played croquet in the backyard on a sunny afternoon.
- The children learned the rules of croquet at summer camp.
- Croquet requires both skill and strategy to navigate the wickets.