uncountable a game played by two teams of 11 players who get points by hitting a ball with a bat and running between two sets of sticks called stumps. Someone who plays this sport is called a cricketer
a game of cricket
a cricket match
Synonyms and related words
Cricket
the Ashes
at stumps
bail
2
countable a small brown insect that moves by jumping and makes a loud noise by rubbing its front wings together
Synonyms and related words
Types of insect
ant
aphid
bedbug
phrases
not cricket
cricket
noun
US /ˈkrɪkɪt/
Other entries for this word
not cricketphrase
red-ball cricketnoun
white-ball cricketnoun
Word Forms
singular
cricket
plural
crickets
DEFINITIONS2
1
countable a small brown insect that moves by jumping and makes a loud noise by rubbing its front wings together
Synonyms and related words
Types of insect
ant
aphid
bedbug
2
uncountable a game played by two teams of 11 players who get points by hitting a ball with a bat and running between two sets of sticks called stumps. Someone who plays this sport is called a cricketer.