cricket
1any 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 ).
a small metal toy with a flat metal spring that snaps back and forth with a clicking, cricketlike noise when pressed.
Origin of cricket
1Other words from cricket
- crick·et·like, adjective
Other definitions for cricket (2 of 4)
a game, popular especially in England, for two teams of 11 members each that is played on a field having two wickets 22 yards (20 meters) 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.
fair play; honorable conduct: It wouldn't be cricket to look at his cards.
to play cricket.
Origin of cricket
2Other words from cricket
- crick·et·er, noun
Other definitions for cricket (3 of 4)
a small, low stool.
Origin of cricket
3Other definitions for cricket (4 of 4)
(on a sloping roof) a small roof for diverting rainwater around an obstruction, as a chimney.
Origin of cricket
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How to use cricket in a sentence
Not so with his closest rival, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan.
Pippa has been single since seperating with England Cricketer Alex Loudon shortly after the royal wedding.
She is dating Alex Loudon, a 30-year-old Old Etonian and former England cricketer.
Her one known boyfriend before William at university, 22-year-old gifted cricketer Rupert Finch, never talked.
My father, who was a professional cricketer, was smashed up by an accident, and I had three horrible years in employment in shops.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
As a young man he was a noted cricketer and an enthusiastic angler.
Captains of Industry | James PartonThis is the way the one-time cricketer and football champion viewed his first ball game.
Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. ParkmanBecause at least one admirable cricketer was left at home whose services on several occasions would have been invaluable.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesHe laughed merrily, and threw a crumb at the thrush with the perfect aim of a good cricketer throwing the ball at the wickets.
Once a Week | Alan Alexander Milne
British Dictionary definitions for cricket (1 of 3)
/ (ˈkrɪkɪt) /
any insect of the orthopterous family Gryllidae, having long antennae and, in the males, the ability to produce a chirping sound (stridulation) by rubbing together the leathery forewings
any of various related insects, such as the mole cricket
Origin of cricket
1British Dictionary definitions for cricket (2 of 3)
/ (ˈkrɪkɪt) /
a game played by two teams of eleven players on a field with a wicket at either end of a 22-yard pitch, the object being for one side to score runs by hitting a hard leather-covered ball with a bat while the other side tries to dismiss them by bowling, catching, running them out, etc
(as modifier): a cricket bat
not cricket informal not fair play
to play cricket
Origin of cricket
2Derived forms of cricket
- cricketer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for cricket (3 of 3)
/ (ˈkrɪkɪt) /
a small low stool
Origin of cricket
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Other Idioms and Phrases with cricket
see not cricket.
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