Real Dictionary

croquet
uncountable noun: Croquet is a game played on grass in which the players use long wooden sticks called mallets to hit balls through metal arches.

croquet in American English
an outdoor game in which the players use mallets to drive a wooden ball through a series of hoops placed in the ground
in croquet, to drive away (an opponent's ball) by hitting one's own which has been placed in contact with it
noun: a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets
transitive verb: to drive away (a ball) by a croquet

croquet in British English
noun: a game for two to four players who hit a wooden ball through iron hoops with mallets in order to hit a peg
verb: to drive away (another player's ball) by hitting one's own ball when the two are in contact