verb
- present participle of croquet: hitting another player’s ball with one’s own ball in the game of croquet
Usage: sports term; specific to croquet gameplay
Examples
- She was croqueting her opponent’s ball toward the boundary.
- The player spent time croqueting the red ball into a better position.
- After croqueting the yellow ball, he lined up his next shot.
- The rules allow croqueting an opponent’s ball when you hit it with yours.
- He was skilled at croqueting balls through the wickets.
- The strategy involved croqueting multiple balls in sequence.