Definitions for Cricket
ˈkrɪk ɪtCrick·et

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cricket(noun)

   leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

2. cricket(verb)

   a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

3. cricket(verb)

   play cricket

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cricket(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.]

2. Cricket(noun)

   a low stool

   Etymology: [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.]

3. Cricket(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.]

4. Cricket(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.]

5. Cricket(verb)

   to play at cricket

   Etymology: [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cricket

   krik′et, n. a saltatory, orthopterous insect, allied to grasshoppers and locusts. [O. Fr. criquet; cf. Dut. krekel, Ger. kreckel.]

2. Cricket

   krik′et, n. an outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets, between two sides of eleven each.—v.i. to play at cricket.—ns. Crick′eter, one who plays at cricket; Crick′et-match, a match at cricket. [Fr. criquet; further ety. dub. Not the A.S. crycc, a stick.]

3. Cricket

   krik′et, n. (Scot.) a low stool.

Suggested Resources(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cricket

   The cricket symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the cricket symbol and its characteristic.

2. cricket

   Song lyrics by cricket -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by cricket on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Cricket' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3063

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Cricket' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3584

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Cricket' in Nouns Frequency: #1289

How to pronounce Cricket?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Cricket in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cricket in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cricket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Cricket in a Sentence

1. Sohaib Athar:

   Right now, it's a flat piece of land, kids are playing cricket there.

2. MS Dhoni:

   Cricket is not everything, not by any means, but it is a large part of who I am.

3. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

   Conveyed my best wishes for the Cricket World Cup.

4. Tuba Sangar:

   Every day, every week there are bombs, when these security problems are happening, how can the families deal with it? They don't let their daughter come and play cricket.

5. Anuj Somany:

   Better to play own cricket for 10 hours on the ground or in the gully than to watch it even for 10 minutes on the TV screen or in the stadium.

Images & Illustrations of Cricket

Popularity rank by frequency of use