croquets

Drives through wickets

Croquets is the third-person singular verb form of croquet, meaning to drive away an opponent's ball by striking your own ball when the two are in contact.

This is a specific play in the lawn game croquet, where after hitting another ball, you place yours against it and strike yours to send theirs away: She croquets his ball into the hedge.

game

mallet

Soft-headed striking tool

  • wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
  • hoopRigid circular frame
  • ballSpherical plaything or gala

lawn · tournament · stroke · peg · bisque · deadness · break · rover · doubles · rush

culinary

fried

Cooked in hot fat

panko · deep-fried · croqueta · crunchy · filling · ham · cheese · cream · appetizer · tapas

technique

striking

Noticeably impressive

continuation · split shot · pass · jump shot · scatter · blocking · stalking · placement · approach · leave

Opposites
stroke type in croquet

croquetsdrives

Moves or compels

rushes · approach shots

croquet game actions

croquetsmisses

Fails to connect

whiffs · passes · abstains · defensive play

ball contact type

croquetsstrokes

Gentle touches, swimming styles

taps · drives · rolls

Phrases
Family

croquet, croquette, croqueted

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G