verb. ['kroʊˈkeɪ'] play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops.
noun. ['kroʊˈkeɪ'] a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg.
verb. ['kroʊˈkeɪ'] drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball".