crochet
UK/ˈkɹəʊʃeɪ//kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/
crochet noun: a form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

Noun
crochet (countable and uncountable, plural crochets)
- A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
- A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.
Verb
crochet (third-person singular simple present crochets, present participle crocheting, simple past and past participle crocheted)
- To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
Proper noun capitalized: Crochet
Crochet (plural Crochets)
- A surname.
crochet meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
crochet in Tamil
- கொக்கிப்பின்னல், வலைப்பின்னல்
crochet in Marathi
- क्रोकेट करण्यासाठी
crochet in Urdu
- کروچیٹ, کروچٹ
crochet in Bengali
- ক্রোচেট, ক্রোকেট করতে, ক্রোকেট করার জন্য
More languagesFewer languages
- crochet in Telugu
- క్రోచెట్
- crochet in Malayalam
- പിന്നൽപ്പണി, ചിത്രത്തുന്നൽപ്പണി, അലങ്കാരത്തയ്യൽ
- crochet in Kannada
- ಕ್ರೊಚೆಟ್, ಕ್ರೋಚೆಟ್, ಕ್ರೊಚೆಟ್ಗೆ
- crochet in Punjabi
- ਕਰੋਸ਼ੀਆ karośīā
- crochet in Gujarati
- ક્રોચેટ, ક્રોકેટ કરવા માટે
- crochet in Odia
- କ୍ରୋଚେଟ୍, କ୍ରୋକେଟ୍ କରିବା ପାଇଁ, କ୍ରୋକେଟ୍ କରିବାକୁ
- crochet in Nepali
- क्रोचेट, क्रोकेट गर्न
- crochet in Arabic
- كُرُوشِيه kurūšīh
- crochet in Malay
- mengait
Examples of crochet in a sentence
- The crochets on the prolegs of this species formed a mesal penellipse.
- Technically that roast dinner artwork from Queensland's iconic Jazz and Jumpers festival is not knitted, it is crocheted.
- "Where's your daughter?" Sheila says. ¶ "I think she's doing something with the crochet instructor.
Forms of crochet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crochets |
| alternative form (archaic) | crotchet |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crochets |
| present participle | crocheting |
| past participle | crocheted |
| past | crocheted |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Crochets |
Origin of crochet
From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.
Words formed from crochet
Phrases with crochet
Words that rhyme with crochet
Questions about crochet
- What does crochet mean?
- Crochet means a form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
- What is crochet in Tamil?
- Crochet in Tamil is கொக்கிப்பின்னல், வலைப்பின்னல். See Crochet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crochet?
- Crochet can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce crochet?
- Crochet is pronounced /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ (US).
- What is the plural of crochet?
- The plural of crochet is crochets.
Words near crochet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crochet (page history and authors); Crochet (page history and authors); crochet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crochet (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crochet (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਕਰੋਸ਼ੀਆ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); crochet (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crochet (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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