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.

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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

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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. Diana Barakzai:

   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.

2. Cricket Australia:

   This is a very sad day for Australian cricket, australian cricket fans want to be proud of their cricket team. And I think that this morning they have every reason to wake up and not be proud of the Australian cricket team. I'm not happy about this at all. I feel like Australian cricket fans feel right now. We have a responsibility to take this further.

3. Joel Flagler:

   Patients with advanced dementia were seen to have greatly improved short-term memory retention after a horticulture session, some of the participants remembered the chirping sound of a cricket in the garden almost two weeks after the event.

4. Matt Brabants:

   We're never going to be the equal to cricket in India, it's like a religion in that market, and same for soccer in Brazil, but we know that if we can start to make inroads that being number two is a real strong statement in a market like India where you've got a billion of people.

5. Sachin Tendulkar:

   Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.

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