ALL meanings of cricket
crick·et
C c - uncountable noun cricket Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat. 3
- countable noun cricket A cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together. 3
- noun cricket 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 3
- noun cricket any of various related insects, such as the mole cricket 3
- noun cricket 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 3
- noun cricket (as modifier) 3
- verb cricket to play cricket 3
- noun cricket a small low stool 3
- noun cricket 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 3
- noun cricket a small metal toy or signaling device that makes a clicking sound when pressed 3
- noun cricket 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 3
- noun cricket fair play; sportsmanship 3
- noun cricket a wooden footstool 3
- noun cricket An insect related to the grasshoppers. The male produces a characteristic rhythmical chirping sound. 1
- noun cricket sport: team ballgame 1
- noun cricket grasshopper-like insect 1
- noun cricket (on a sloping roof) a small roof for diverting rain water around an obstruction, as a chimney. 1
- verb without object cricket to play cricket. 1
- noun cricket An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. 0
- noun cricket A wooden footstool. 0
- noun cricket A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions. 0
- noun cricket A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection. 0
- noun cricket (sports) A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries. 0
- noun cricket (chiefly Britain) An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport. 0
- verb cricket (Intransitive Verb) (rare) To play the game of cricket. 0