The reference (A to C) from which the term is taken, is indicated in the second column and is encoded as follows:
A. CA website Croquet Jargon page.
B. The Laws of Golf Croquet
C. "Golf Croquet Tactics" by Michael Hague (2005)
| Blob | A | Accidentally failing to score a hoop with the ball remaining in the jaws. |
| Block | C | To position a ball to obstruct the path of an opponent's ball. |
| Cannon | C | To deflect one ball off another with the objective of moving a third ball and/or scoring a hoop. |
| Cut rush | C | To rush another ball at an angle. The resting place of either ball or both may be the object of such a stroke. |
| Dambuster Double bounce shot | C | or A jump shot over a long distance requiring two bounces of the ball. |
| Dead ground | C | Describes the area of the court within which one ball is wired from another. |
| Dolly rush | C | A rush from a very short distance away from the target ball. |
| Go for or take position | To position striker's ball in a position of tactical advantage, usually threatening the hoop. | |
| Hampered | A | A shot where the striker's normal stance and/or swing is hindered by a hoop, the peg or another ball. |
| Hit away or clear | C | To remove an opponent's ball from a position of tactical advantage. |
| In-off | Scoring a hoop off another ball. | |
| Jaws | A | The area between the uprights of a hoop. Used as a verb to indicate the deliberate placement of a ball within the jaws. |
| Jump shot | A shot where the ball is hit hard into the ground, causing it to jump up and over another ball or even the hoop. | |
| Nestle | C | Synonymous with "to jaws" but also used to describe placing a ball close to an opponent's to make it difficult to play without faulting. |
| Offside | Describes balls which when a hoop is scored, are resting beyond the halfway line between the hoop scored and the next hoop in order. | |
| Peel | A | Scoring a point for a ball other than the striker's by putting it through the next hoop in order. |
| Promote | C | To cause partner ball to move to an advantageous position for its next turn. |
| Rush | C | To cause to move another ball to a position of tactical advantage. |
| Stun shot | B | To hit away another ball from a very short distance with the objective of striker's ball stopping close to the starting point of the target ball. |
| Wired | A | A position where a ball is prevented by the hoops or the peg from hitting or being hit by another ball. |