CROCHET
Dictionary entry overview: What does crochet mean?
• CROCHET (noun)
The noun CROCHET has 1 sense:
1. needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
Familiarity information: CROCHET used as a noun is very rare.
• CROCHET (verb)
The verb CROCHET has 2 senses:
1. create by looping or crocheting
2. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Familiarity information: CROCHET used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CROCHET (noun)
Meaning:
Needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crochet; crocheting
Hypernyms ("crochet" is a kind of...):
needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)
• CROCHET (verb)
Meaning:
Create by looping or crocheting
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
crochet a bedspread
Hypernyms (to "crochet" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "crochet"):
shell stitch (make by shell stitching)
double crochet; double stitch (make by double stitching)
single crochet; single stitch (make by single stitching)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They crochet the cape
Meaning:
Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
crochet; hook
Context example:
She sat there crocheting all day
Hypernyms (to "crochet" is one way to...):
intertwine; loop (make a loop in)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
