cricket

crick·et ¹  (krkt)

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.

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[Middle English criket, from Old French criquet, from criquer, to click, of imitative origin.]

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crick·et ²  (krkt)

n.

1. Sports An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each.

2. Good sportsmanship and fair conduct: It's not cricket to cheat at cards.

intr.v. crick·et·ed, crick·et·ing, crick·ets Sports

To play the game of cricket.

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[Obsolete French criquet, piece of wood, from Old French, stick for a bowling game, perhaps from Middle Dutch cricke, walking stick.]

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cricket·er, cricket·eer (--tîr) n.

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crick·et ³  (krkt)

n.

A small wooden footstool.

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[Origin unknown.]

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cricket ¹

Noun

1. a game played by two teams of eleven players using a ball, bats, and wickets

2. not cricket Informal not fair play [Old French criquet wicket]

cricketer n

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cricket ²

Noun

a jumping insect like a grasshopper, which produces a chirping sound by rubbing together its forewings [Old French criquer to creak, imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cricket - leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect - any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts family Gryllidae, Gryllidae - crickets mole cricket - digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots Acheta domestica, European house cricket - lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America Acheta assimilis, field cricket - common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings tree cricket - pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation
	2.	cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs bowling - (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman snick - a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat hat trick - (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.) innings - the batting turn of a cricket player or team field game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions cricket equipment - sports equipment used in playing cricket stump - (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket duck's egg, duck - (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman over - (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch maiden over, maiden - (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored snick - hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat bowl - hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
Verb	1.	cricket - play cricket play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

Translations

cricket [ˈkrɪkɪt] n (insect) → grillo;

(game) → críquet m

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cricket [ˈkrɪkɪt] n (= insect) → grillon m, cri-cri m inv (= game); cricket m

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cricket [ˈkrɪkɪt] n → Kricket nt;

(insect) → Grille f

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cricket [ˈkrɪkɪt] n (insect) → grillo;

(game) → cricket m

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cricket¹

n cricket [ˈkrikit]

an outdoor game played with bats, a ball and wickets, between two sides of eleven each. krieket لُعْبَـة الكريكيت крикет kriket cricket das Kricket κρίκετ críquet, cricket kriket کریکت kriketti cricket קְרִיקֶט क्रिकेट kriket krikett kriket krikket cricket クリケット 크리켓 kriketas krikets kriket cricket cricket krykiet críquete cricket крикет kriket kriket kriket kricket กีฬาคริกเก็ต kriket (oyunu) 板球 крикет كرك‍ٹ، ايک كهيل môn crikê 板球

n cricketer

krieketspeler لاعِب الكريكيت крикетист hráč kriketu cricketspiller der/die Kricketspieler(in) παίκτης του κρίκετ jugador de críquet kriketimängija بازیکن کریکت kriketinpelaaja joueur/-euse de cricket שַׂחקָן קְרִיקֶט क्रिकेट खिलाड़ी igrač kriketa krikettjátékos pemain kriket krikketleikari giocatore/giocatrice di cricket クリケット競技者 크리켓 하는 사람 kriketininkas kriketa spēlētājs pemain kriket cricketspeler cricketspiller gracz w krykieta jogador de críquete jucător de cricket игрок в крикет hráč, -ka kriketu igralec kriketa igrač kriketa kricketspelare นักกีฬาคริกเก็ต kriket oyuncusu 打板球的人 гравець у крикет كرك‍ٹ كهلاڑی người chơi crikê 打板球的人

not cricket

unfair; not sportsmanlike. onregverdig, onbehoorlik, onsportief غَير رِياضي، بِدون روح رياضِيَّـه не е спортсменско nefér ikke fair nicht anständig αντιδεοντολογικός, αντιαθλητικός no jugar limpio ebaaus, ebasportlaslik ناجوانمردانه؛ پست epäreilu qui n'est pas loyal לֹא הוֹגֵן अनुचित व असम्माननीय nefer, nesportski nem tisztességes tidak sportif óíþróttamannslegur, ódrengilegur sleale, non sportivo 公明正大でない negarbinga, neetiška negodīgi tiada semangat kesukanan onsportief urealt, juks niehonorowe desonesto inco­rect не по правилам nefér nešportno nesportski inte juste, inte rent spel ไม่มีน้ำใจนักกีฬา dürüstçe olmayan oyun kurallarına aykırı 不正大光明的 не за правилами; нечесно ناجائز، غير منصف không đẹp 不正大光明