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cricket

Cricket is defined as a dark-colored insect with long antenna that jumps, eats plants and makes a chirping sound by rubbing together its forewings.

(noun)

An example of a cricket is the insect that creates the chirping noise heard in rural areas at night.

The definition of cricket is a popular game in England that is played with a ball and a flat bat and two teams of eleven players each on an outdoor field.

(noun)

An example of cricket is the sport being played in the final scene of the film Bend It Like Beckham.

See cricket in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of various families (esp. Gryllidae) of generally dark-colored, leaping, orthopteran insects usually having long antennae: the males produce a characteristic chirping noise by rubbing parts of the forewings together
a small metal toy or signaling device that makes a clicking sound when pressed

Origin: ME criket < OFr criquet < criquer, to creak, of echoic orig.

noun

a game played with a red leather ball and a flat wooden bat by two teams of eleven players each on a large field: the teams bat and bowl alternately, the batting team attempting to score runs: the team scoring the most runs wins the game: popular in England and other parts of the Commonwealth
Informal fair play; sportsmanship

Origin: OFr criquet, a stake or bat in a ball game; prob. dim. of MDu cricke, a stick; akin to crutch

intransitive verb

to play cricket

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cricketer noun

noun

a wooden footstool

Origin: < ?

See cricket in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English criket

Origin: , from Old French criquet

Origin: , from criquer, to click

Origin: , of imitative origin

noun

Sports An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each.
Good sportsmanship and fair conduct: It's not cricket to cheat at cards.

intransitive verb crick·et·ed, crick·et·ing, crick·ets
Sports

To play the game of cricket.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French criquet, piece of wood

Origin: , from Old French, stick for a bowling game

Origin: , perhaps from Middle Dutch cricke, walking stick

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