a stroke which causes the cue ball (in billiards) or player's ball (in croquet) to roll on after the ball which it has set in motion.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > [noun] > types of stroke (16) following stroke1837 a stroke which causes the cue ball (in billiards) or player's ball (in croquet) to roll on after the ball which it has set in motion. rush1868 Croquet. A stroke in which a ball is roqueted, typically with some force, to a desired location. Frequently in to get the rush (on a ball): to… stop-stroke1868 a stroke which drives a croqueted ball to a distance, while leaving the striker's ball more or less stationary. cut1874 A particular stroke in various games with balls. Croquet. A stroke in which a ball is driven away obliquely by another ball. cut-over1874 a sharp cut or stroke over the legs, etc. (cf. to cut over 3 at cut, v. phrasal verbs). jump-stroke1874 see quot. take-off1874 Croquet. A stroke in which one's own ball makes contact with another ball, so as to send one's own ball in the direction in which the mallet is… tice1874 An act of enticing, an enticement; spec. a stroke at croquet, or ‘ball’ (bowled) at cricket (see quots. 1843 1901, etc.), which tempts or entices the… passing croquet1877 = passing stroke n. (b). split1896 Croquet. (See quot. 1961.) split stroke1897 = split, n.1 9. passing stroke1901 (a) Croquet a stroke which sends the ball in a straight line without roqueting another ball; (b) Tennis a stroke which returns the ball straight… jump shot1909 (a) Billiards etc., a shot which causes the ball to jump; (b) Basketball (see quot. 1961). Hong Kong1957 Croquet. Any place at or beyond the boundaries of the court where a ball which has been croqueted ends up. Also: a shot which croquets a ball beyond… split shot1975 = split, n.1 9. Subcategories:— series of successful strokes (1) |
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