What does cricket mean?
Definitions for cricket
ˈkrɪk ɪtcrick·et
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cricket.
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
There are people that are scared of some foods and there are those that want an adventure, let's say you happen eat a grasshopper or worms or a cricket. You have to be open -- there are 60 million people that like this food. So maybe it is good.
I love cricket, when Afghanistan play against another team, we listen to the radio with great interest and we also check for scores in social media and follow those in Facebook who give live updates.
We've obviously got some rebuilding to do, but it is something that we've spoken to both Fox and Seven about, we are delighted to have them as partners; they are committed to us rebuilding that trust and confidence, not just for Cricket Australia as an organisation and cricket as a sport but also through our players.
From the day that I arrived, I made it clear that women's cricket had been massively undervalued within Pakistan, we have to obviously plan accordingly for all the areas of investments within our game. Certainly there are no plans to back down on the pledges that I made when I first arrived 14 months ago.
I have no interest and don't know anything about cricket, it's a Pashtun game with Pashtun players, so let them enjoy their game.
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Translations for cricket
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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
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