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CROQUET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("croquet" is a kind of...):

outdoor game (an athletic game that is played outdoors)

Domain member category:

croquet equipment (sports equipment used in playing croquet)

croquet (drive away by hitting with one's ball)

Derivation:

croquet (play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "croquet" is one way to...):

play (participate in games or sport)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

croquet (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Drive away by hitting with one's ball

Example:

croquet the opponent's ball

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "croquet" is one way to...):

hit (cause to move by striking)

Domain category:

croquet (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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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