[ 'krəʊkeɪ , -ki ]
■ noun a game played on a lawn, in which wooden balls are driven through a series of square-topped hoops by means of mallets.
↘an act of ~ing a ball.
■ verb ( ~s 'krəʊkeɪz , ~ing -keɪɪŋ , ~ed -keɪd ) drive away (an opponent's ball) by holding one's own ball against it and striking one's own.
Origin
C19: perh. a dialect form of Fr. crochet 'hook'.