Cricket - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkrɪkɪt|  American pronunciation of the word cricket
Brit.  |ˈkrɪkɪt|  British pronunciation of the word cricket

noun

- leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
- a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

verb

- play cricket

Extra examples

The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper.

A cricket team consists of eleven players.

Two cricket matches were rained off this weekend.

Our team should run away with the cricket competition.

John banged up his knee playing cricket.

Warwickshire are the current holders of the cricket championship.

Nigel coaches a cricket team in his spare time.

Athletics should rank alongside (=be equal to) soccer and cricket as a major sport.

Steven took his son to a cricket match as a birthday treat.

He was battered on the head with a cricket bat.

Jeremy does play cricket, but very infrequently.

...our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match...

I must get into training soon; the cricket season starts next month.

Word forms

noun
singular: cricket
plural: crickets
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