croqueted

/ˈkroʊkeɪd/ /ˈkroʊkeɪɪd/

Meanings

verb

(games) To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

Examples :

"After roqueting his brother's ball, Tim carefully croqueted it towards the far hoop, sending it spinning across the lawn. "

Related Words

hitting verb

/ˈhɪtɪŋ/

(heading, physical) To strike.

"The baseball player was hitting the ball hard. "

contact noun

/ˈkɒntækt/ /kənˈtækt/

The act of touching physically; being in close association.

"The contact between the two teams was fierce during the soccer match. "

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

In the direction of.

"She moved toward the door."

striker noun

/ˈstɹaɪkə(ɹ)/

An individual who is on strike.

"The striker was absent from school today because of the teacher's strike. "

spinning verb

/ˈspɪnɪŋ/

To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

"I spun myself around a few times."

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

sending verb

/ˈsɛndɪŋ/

To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.

"She is sending an email to her teacher. "

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Son of the same parents as another person.

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

roqueting verb

/ˈrɒkɪtɪŋ/ /ˈrɑːkɪtɪŋ/

In croquet, to hit another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken.

"The player roqueted the orange ball, sending it flying across the croquet lawn. "

croquet noun

/ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/ /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/

(games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).

"The children enjoyed playing croquet in the park after school. "

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"