"croquet" in the noun sense
1. croquet
a 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 peg
"croquet" in the verb sense
1. croquet
drive away by hitting with one's ball
"croquet the opponent's ball"
2. croquet
play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops
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