verb
- past tense of croquet; hit another player’s ball with one’s own ball in the game of croquet
Usage: sports
Examples
- She croqueted his ball and sent it into the bushes.
- After being croqueted, his ball was completely out of position.
- The skilled player croqueted three balls in a single turn.
- He croqueted the red ball through the final wicket.
- Once croqueted, the ball rolled far from the target area.