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cro·chet
(krō-shā′)v. cro·cheted (-shād′), cro·chet·ing (-shā′ĭng), cro·chets (-shāz′)
v.intr.
To make a piece of needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle.
v.tr.
To make by looping thread with a hooked needle: crochet a sweater.
n.
Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
[French crocheter, from Old French crochet, hook, diminutive of croche, feminine of croc, of Germanic origin.]
cro·chet′er (-shā′ər) n.
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crochet
(ˈkrəʊʃeɪ; -ʃɪ)vb, -chets (-ʃeɪz; -ʃɪz) , -cheting (-ʃeɪɪŋ; -ʃɪɪŋ) or -cheted (-ʃeɪd; -ʃɪd)
(Knitting & Sewing) to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (crochet hook)
n
1. (Knitting & Sewing) work made by crocheting
2. (Architecture) architect another name for crocket
3. (Zoology) zoology a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion
[C19: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin]
ˈcrocheter n
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cro•chet
(kroʊˈʃeɪ)n., v. -cheted (-ˈʃeɪd)
-chet•ing (-ˈʃeɪ ɪŋ) n.
1. needlework done with a hooked needle (crochet′ hook` or crochet′ nee`dle) for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
v.i. 2. to do this needlework.
v.t. 3. to form or work by crochet.
[1840–50; < French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc < Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook1, -et]
cro•chet′er, n.
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crochet
Past participle: crocheted
Gerund: crocheting
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| Noun | 1. |  crochet - needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needleneedlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread |
| Verb | 1. | crochet - create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch crochet, hook - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" shell stitch - make by shell stitching double crochet, double stitch - make by double stitching single crochet, single stitch - make by single stitching |
| 2. | crochet - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands crochet - create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope" |
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Translations
حياكة بالصًّنّـارهيَحْبِكُ بإبْرَةيُحيك بِالأبرَه، يُصَنِّـر
háčkovaná práceháčkováníháčkovat
hæklinghækle
virkata
kukičati
horgolhorgolás
heklhekla
lavorare ad uncinettolavorare all’uncinettolavoro all'uncinetto
かぎ針編みをする
코바늘로 뜨다
nėrinysnerti vąšeliu
tamboradatatamborēšanatamborēt
háčkovaná vecháčkovať
virka
การถักโครเชต์
dantelkroşetek tığla örgü örmektığla örmek
đan bằng kim móc
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crochet
n (also crochet work) → Häkelei f; crochet hook → Häkelnadel f; to do a lot of crochet → viel häkeln
vti → häkeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
crochet
(ˈkrəuʃei) , ((American) krouˈʃei) – present participle ˈcrocheting: past tense past participle ˈcrocheted – verb to knit using a single small needle with a hooked end (a crochet hook).
noun work done in this way. She enjoys doing crochet.
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crochet
→ يَحْبِكُ بإبْرَة háčkování hækling häkeln πλέκω με βελονάκι hacer ganchillo virkata faire du crochet kukičati lavorare all’uncinetto かぎ針編みをする 코바늘로 뜨다 haken hekle szydełkować fazer croché, fazer crochê вязать крючком virka การถักโครเชต์ tığla örmek đan bằng kim móc 钩针编织品Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009