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crick·et1 
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| 1. | any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket). |
| 2. | a small metal toy with a flat metal spring that snaps back and forth with a clicking, cricketlike noise when pressed. |
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crick·et·like, adjective
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| 1. | a game, popular esp. in England, for two teams of 11 members each that is played on a field having two wickets 22 yards (20 m) apart, the object being to score runs by batting the ball far enough so that one is enabled to exchange wickets with the batsman defending the opposite wicket before the ball is recovered. |
| 2. | fair play; honorable conduct: It wouldn't be cricket to look at his cards. |
| 3. | to play cricket. |
[Origin: 1590–1600; < MF criquet goal post, perh. < early D krick(e) arm, crosspiece, gallows]
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crick·et·er, noun
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crick·et3
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| a small, low stool. |
[Origin: 1635–45; of obscure orig.; cf. cracket, with same sense]
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| (on a sloping roof) a small roof for diverting rain water around an obstruction, as a chimney. |
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| crick·et 1
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n. Any of various insects of the family Gryllidae, having long antennae and legs adapted for leaping. The males of many species produce a shrill chirping sound by rubbing the front wings together. [Middle English criket, from Old French criquet, from criquer, to click, of imitative origin.] |
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| crick·et 2
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intr.v. crick·et·ed, crick·et·ing, crick·ets Sports To play the game of cricket. [Obsolete French criquet, piece of wood, from Old French, stick for a bowling game, perhaps from Middle Dutch cricke, walking stick.] crick'et·er, crick'et·eer' (-ĭ-tîr') n. |
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| crick·et 3
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n. A small wooden footstool. [Origin unknown.] |
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cricket (1)
"insect," c.1325, from O.Fr. criquet (12c.), from criquer "to creak, rattle, crackle," of echoic origin.
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cricket (2)
"game," 1598, apparently from O.Fr. criquet "goal post, stick," perhaps from M.Du./M.Flem. cricke "stick, staff." Sense of "fair play" is first recorded 1851, on notion of "cricket as it should be played."
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| 1. | leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together |
| 2. | a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs |
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| 1. | play cricket |
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cricket
see not cricket.
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cricket [ˈkrikit] noun
an outdoor game played with bats, a ball and wickets, between two sides of eleven each
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an insect related to the grasshopper, the male of which makes a chirping noise
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Cricket, NC (CDP, FIPS 15440) Location: 36.16626 N, 81.19141 W
Population (1990): 2015 (903 housing units)
Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Cricket
Crick"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.] (Zo["o]l.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings. Note: The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus; the common large black crickets of America are G. niger, G. neglectus, and others. Balm cricket. See under Balm. Cricket bird, a small European bird (Silvia locustella); -- called also grasshopper warbler. Cricket frog, a small American tree frog (Acris gryllus); -- so called from its chirping.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Cricket
Crick"et\, n. [AS. cricc, crycc, crooked staff, crutch. Perh. first used in sense 1, a stool prob. having been first used as a wicket. See Crutch.]1. A low stool. 2. A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides. 3. (Arch.) A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Cricket
Crick"et\, v. i. To play at cricket. --Tennyson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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