English new terms dictionary. 2014.
roquet — [rō kā′] vt., vi. roqueted [rōkād] roqueting [rōkā′iŋ] [< CROQUET] Croquet etc. to cause one s ball to hit (another player s ball) n. the act of roqueting … English World dictionary
Roquet — Ro*quet , v. t. [Etymol. uncertain] (Croquet) To hit, as another s ball, with one s own ball. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Croquet — This article is about the game. For the food; item, see Croquette. For the Smalltalk based 3D software platform, see Croquet project. Modern croquet equipment … Wikipedia
roquet — /roh kay /, v., roqueted / kayd /, roqueting / kay ing/, n. Croquet, Roque. v.t. 1. to cause one s ball to strike (another player s ball). 2. (of a ball) to strike (another player s ball). v.i. 3. to roquet a ball. n. 4. an act or instance of… … Universalium
roquet — 1. noun In croquet, the act of hitting another players ball with ones own. Syn: croquet 2. verb In croquet, to hit another players ball with ones own. Syn: croquet … Wiktionary
roquet — rəʊ keɪ / rəʊkɪ n. (Sports) act of hitting another player s ball when playing croquet; the game croquet v. (Sports) strike another player s ball when playing croquet … English contemporary dictionary
roquet — [c]/ˈroʊkeɪ/ (say rohkay), / ki/ (say kee) Mallet Sports –verb (roqueted /ˈroʊkeɪd/ (say rohkayd), / kid/ (say keed), roqueting /ˈroʊkeɪɪŋ/ (say rohkaying), / kiɪŋ/ (say keeing)) –verb (t) 1. to cause one s ball to strike (another player s ball) …
roquet — v. & n. Croquet v. (roqueted, roqueting) 1 tr. a cause one s ball to strike (another ball). b (of a ball) strike (another). 2 intr. strike another ball thus. n. an instance of roqueting. Etymology: app. arbitr. f. CROQUET v., orig. used in the… … Useful english dictionary
croquet — 1. noun /ˈkrəʊkeɪ,ˈkrəʊkɪ,kroʊˈkeɪ/ a) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive wooden balls through hoops (wickets). b) A shot in this game in which the opponents ball is driven away by hitting ones own ball when they are… … Wiktionary
association croquet — also called British Croquet, or English Croquet, lawn game in which players use wooden mallets to hit balls through a series of wire hoops, or wickets, with a central peg as the ultimate goal. It is played on an organized basis in the… … Universalium
