croquet
noun
cro·quet
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Definition of croquet
1
: a game in which players using mallets drive wooden balls through a series of wickets set out on a lawn
2
: the act of driving away an opponent's croquet ball by striking one's own ball placed against it
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Outside, a pool beckoned along with tennis and bocce ball courts, two koi ponds and a croquet lawn. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: Hailing a ride to the California ballot," 30 Aug. 2019 Rather than an innocuous round of croquet or Old Maid, Grace draws hide-and-seek—and the cheerful mood at the manse suddenly turns deadly serious. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Ready or Not Puts a Comic Twist on a Deadly Game of Hide-and-Seek," 22 Aug. 2019 Guests can bowl or play croquet, fish or go skeet shooting, ride horses or learn falconry. — Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, "Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest," 15 Aug. 2019 The rest should go to support intramural sports and those teams, like croquet and curling, that will never make a dime. — William L. Rukeyser, The Mercury News, "Opinion: Here’s how NCAA college sports could be deregulated," 4 Aug. 2019 Yet neither upheaval nor Egypt’s hot desert climate deters local croquet players. — The Economist, "How Egypt conquered croquet," 25 July 2019 From cycling to croquet, there's room in Central Park for every form of recreation, and plenty of space as well for public events ... both great and small. — CBS News, "Almanac: New York City's Central Park," 21 July 2019 Most visitors will relate to the reasonable size of the yards, but there still is space to play croquet and practice on a four-hole putting green. — oregonlive.com, "2019 Street of Dreams invites you to dream big in Wilsonville," 27 July 2019 Kids young and old can join in the variety of games including hopscotch, croquet and kid’s fishing. — Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "West Carroll: Taneytown History Museum to celebrate 15th birthday, display toy soldier flag," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'croquet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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croquet
noun
English Language Learners Definition of croquet
: a game in which players use wooden mallets to hit balls through a series of curved wires that are stuck into the ground
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croquet
noun
cro·quet
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Kids Definition of croquet
: a game in which players hit wooden balls with mallets through a series of wickets set out on a lawn
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