What does cricket mean?
Definitions for cricket
ˈkrɪk ɪtcrick·et
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Princeton's WordNet
cricket(noun)
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
cricket(verb)
a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
cricket(verb)
play cricket
Webster Dictionary
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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
Cricket
krik′et, n. a saltatory, orthopterous insect, allied to grasshoppers and locusts. [O. Fr. criquet; cf. Dut. krekel, Ger. kreckel.]
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.]
Cricket
krik′et, n. (Scot.) a low stool.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cricket' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3063
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cricket' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3584
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cricket' in Nouns Frequency: #1289
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cricket in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cricket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of cricket in a Sentence
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.
I know for many people, seven days doesn't seem too far away but in other ways it is a million miles away. We will get there when we can, i've got to say that (the Indian cricket board's) understanding and empathy has been absolutely outstanding.
Afghanistan's cricket board does not support cricket for women, even though I have 3,700 girl cricketers across Afghanistan, i hope their attitude will change.
The game of cricket is on a very weak wicket in an era of internet as not many people are interested in watching it by buying ticket from the money in own pocket.
You mold your style according the presidential requirements, i was a lawyer, a barrister who went to court every day. Every judge is different and you adapt your argument according to the judge so it sort of comes naturally. Howman, who often represented athletes in New Zealand who could not afford his services and paid in cricket bats and All-Blacks rugby jerseys, has been there through all the highs and lows. When WADA opened in 2003, drugs in sport had already become a worldwide epidemic and fair play was merely a quaint idea. Doping was firmly entrenched in the sporting culture, largely tolerated, if not tacitly accepted, by those who competed in everything from cycling's Tour de France to baseball's World Series. With no meaningful out-of-competition testing, a mish-mash of sanctions and banned substance lists, entrepreneurs such as BALCO mastermind Victor Conte operated in near impunity, pushing out designer steroids faster than tests could be developed to detect them. From a small headquarters in Montreal, WADA has grown into a global agency with four regional offices and 35 laboratories, although four are currently under suspension.
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- kriek, krieketAfrikaans
- جدجد, كريكت, صرصور, صرصرArabic
- цвыркунBelarusian
- щурец, крикетBulgarian
- grill, criquetCatalan, Valencian
- cvrček, kriketCzech
- cricedWelsh
- Kricket, Grille, CricketGerman
- γρύλος, κρίκετGreek
- kriketoEsperanto
- cricket, grillo, críquetSpanish
- kilkerBasque
- جیرجیرک, کریکتPersian
- laulukaskas, kriketti, reilu, peliFinnish
- criquet, grillon, cricket, cri-criFrench
- cruicéadIrish
- criogaid, greollan, craigearScottish Gaelic
- griloGalician
- kyjuGuaraní
- ક્રિકેટGujarati
- kurketHausa
- צְרָצַר, קְרִיקֶט, צַרְצוּרHebrew
- क्रिकेटHindi
- sámli, tücsök, krikettHungarian
- ճռիկ, կրիկետArmenian
- kriketIndonesian
- krybbaIcelandic
- fair play, grillo, cricketItalian
- 蟋蟀, コオロギ, クリケットJapanese
- ჭრიჭინაGeorgian
- 귀뚜라미, 크리켓Korean
- کولهKurdish
- gryllusLatin
- Grill, CricketLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- svirplysLithuanian
- circenisLatvian
- штурец, крикетMacedonian
- മണ്ണട്ട, ചീവീട്Malayalam
- क्रिकेटMarathi
- kriketMalay
- grilluMaltese
- krekel, cricket, cricketen, fair-playDutch
- cricketNorwegian
- nahakʼíziiNavajo, Navaho
- କ୍ରିକେଟOriya
- świerszcz, krykietPolish
- grilo, críquetePortuguese
- greier, crichetRomanian
- сверчок, крикетRussian
- फालकाSanskrit
- цврчак, kriket, cvrčak, zrikavac, крикетSerbo-Croatian
- kriket, svrčekSlovak
- čriček, cvrčekSlovene
- fron, bulkth, kriketAlbanian
- fair play, spela kricket, syrsa, cricket, spela cricket, rent spel, kricketSwedish
- kriketiSwahili
- కీచురాయి, యిలకోడి, క్రికెట్Telugu
- จิ้งหรีดThai
- cırcır böceğiTurkish
- цвіркунUkrainian
- کرکٹUrdu
- qora chigirtkaUzbek
- con dế, dếVietnamese
- tchantrê, crikionWalloon
- 蟋蟀Chinese
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