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wicket
wick·et W0146700 (wĭk′ĭt)n.1. A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one.2. A small window or opening, often fitted with glass or a grating.3. A sluice gate for regulating the amount of water in a millrace or canal or for emptying a lock.4. Sports In cricket:a. Either of the two sets of three stumps, topped by bails, that forms the target of the bowler and is defended by the batsman.b. A batsman's innings, which may be terminated by the ball knocking the bails off the stumps.c. The termination of a batsman's innings.d. The period during which two batsmen are in together.e. See pitch2.5. Games Any of the small arches, usually made of wire, through which players try to drive their ball in croquet.
[Middle English, from Old North French wiket, nook, wicket; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]wicket (ˈwɪkɪt) n1. (Building) a small door or gate, esp one that is near to or part of a larger one2. (Building) US a small window or opening in a door, esp one fitted with a grating or glass pane, used as a means of communication in a ticket office, bank, etc3. (Civil Engineering) a small sluicegate, esp one in a canal lock gate or by a water wheel4. (Croquet) US a croquet hoop5. (Cricket) a. cricket either of two constructions, placed 22 yards apart, consisting of three pointed stumps stuck parallel in the ground with two wooden bails resting on top, at which the batsman standsb. the strip of ground between thesec. a batsman's turn at batting or the period during which two batsmen bat: a third-wicket partnership. d. the act or instance of a batsman being got out: the bowler took six wickets. 6. (Cricket) keep wicket to act as a wicketkeeper7. on a sticky wicket informal in an awkward situation[C18: from Old Northern French wiket; related to Old Norse vikja to move]wick•et (ˈwɪk ɪt)
n. 1. a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office, a teller's cage in a bank, etc. 2. a croquet hoop or arch. 3. a small door or gate, esp. one beside, or forming part of, a larger one. 4. a turnstile. 5. Cricket. a. either of the two frameworks, each consisting of three stumps with two bails in grooves across the tops, at which the bowler aims the ball. b. the area between the wickets; the playing field. c. one batsman's turn at the wicket. d. the period during which two players bat together. e. a batsman's inning that is not completed or not begun. [1200–50; Middle English wiket < Anglo-French; Old French guischet] wicketThree wooden stumps and two bails that rest on top of the stumps, 9 in wide, 2 ft 4 in high.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wicket - cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricketcricket equipment - sports equipment used in playing cricket | | 2. | wicket - a small arch used as croquet equipmenthoopcroquet equipment - sports equipment used in playing croquet | | 3. | wicket - small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)wicket door, wicket gategate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall | | 4. |  wicket - small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transactedgrille, latticeopening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"stump - (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket |
Translations一个回合的结束一局两座三柱门之间的场地板球三柱门槌球拱门wicket (ˈwikit) noun1. a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket. (槌球、板球)三柱門 （板球）三柱门，（槌球）拱门 2. the ground between two sets of these rods. The wicket has dried out well. 兩道三柱門之間的場地 两座三柱门之间的场地3. the ending of a batsman's period of batting. They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket. 擊球員擊球的一輪結束 一个回合的结束，一局 ˈwicket-keeper noun (in cricket) the fielder who stands immediately behind the wicket. (板球)三柱門守球員 （板球）三柱门的防守员，门将 wicket
be (batting) on a losing wicketTo be in a situation in which one is unlikely or unable to win; to be doing something that is likely or certain to fail. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Teachers who try to keep mobile phones out of their classrooms are on a losing wicket these days. The prime minister, knowing his party has been batting on a losing wicket regarding immigration reform, today announced a major U-turn in his position on the matter.See also: losing, on, wicketa sticky wicketA particularly awkward or difficult situation or circumstance. (Generally used with on. Refers to the pitch, i.e., wicket, used in the game of cricket and the difficulty of playing on one after it has been wetted with rain.) Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I found myself on a bit of a sticky wicket when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the cinema. I'll be batting on a sticky wicket if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets!See also: sticky, wicketbatting on a sticky wicketIn the midst of or dealing with a particularly awkward or difficult situation or circumstance. Refers to the pitch, called a "wicket," used in the game of cricket and the difficulty of playing on one after it has been wetted with rain. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I found myself batting on a sticky wicket when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the cinema. I'll be batting on a sticky wicket if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets!See also: batting, on, sticky, wicketon a sticky wicketIn the midst of or dealing with a particularly awkward or difficult situation or circumstance. (Refers to the pitch, called a "wicket," used in the game of cricket and the difficulty of playing on one after it has been wetted with rain.) Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I found myself on a bit of a sticky wicket when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the cinema. I'll be batting on a sticky wicket if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets!See also: on, sticky, wicketon a losing wicketIn a situation in which one is unlikely or unable to win; doing something that is likely or certain to fail. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Teachers who try to keep mobile phones out of their classrooms are on a losing wicket these days. The prime minister, knowing his party has been batting on a losing wicket regarding immigration reform, today announced a major U-turn in his position on the matter.See also: losing, on, wicketbe (batting) on a sticky wicketTo be in the midst of or dealing with a particularly awkward or difficult situation or circumstance. Primarily heard in UK. I knew I was batting on a sticky wicket when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the cinema. I'll be on quite a sticky wicket if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets!See also: on, sticky, wicketon a sticky wicket BRITISH, INFORMALIf someone is on a sticky wicket, they are in a difficult situation and will find it hard to deal with their problems. It seemed to me that we were on rather a sticky wicket. We couldn't admit that we had got the figures without causing a major row to break out. Note: You can call a difficult situation a sticky wicket. The Tottenham manager confessed it had been `a bit of a sticky wicket' for the past couple of weeks. Note: On a cricket pitch, the wicket is the area of grass between the two sets of stumps. When a lot of rain has fallen on the wicket it becomes soft or `sticky', and in these conditions, it is difficult for the batsmen to predict which way the ball will bounce. See also: on, sticky, wicketa sticky wicket 1 a pitch that has been drying out after rain and is therefore difficult to bat on. Cricket 2 a tricky or awkward situation. informalSee also: sticky, wicket(be on) a ˌsticky ˈwicket (British English, informal) a situation in which it is difficult to defend yourself against criticism or attack: Don’t be too confident about getting the contract. After our problems with the last one we’re on a sticky wicket there.In the game of cricket, a sticky wicket is a playing area that is drying out after rain and so is more difficult for the person hitting the ball to play on.See also: sticky, wicketsticky wicket, (to bat on) aTo deal with a difficult situation that requires good judgment. The term comes from cricket, where it refers to soft or muddy ground around a wicket, which makes it difficult for the batsman because the ball does not bounce well. Although cricket is not well known in America, the term did cross the Atlantic in the 1920s. The National News-Letter used it in 1952, “Mr. Churchill was batting on a very sticky wicket in Washington.”See also: bat, stickywicket
wicket1. a small sluicegate, esp one in a canal lock gate or by a water wheel 2. US a croquet hoop 3. a. Cricket either of two constructions, placed 22 yards apart, consisting of three pointed stumps stuck parallel in the ground with two wooden bails resting on top, at which the batsman stands b. the strip of ground between these c. a batsman's turn at batting or the period during which two batsmen bat d. the act or instance of a batsman being got out 4. keep wicket to act as a wicketkeeper wicketA small door or gate, esp. one forming part of a larger one.AcronymsSeeWwicket
Related to wicket: cricket, sticky wicket, wicket gateSynonyms for wicketnoun cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspiecesRelated Wordsnoun a small arch used as croquet equipmentSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transactedSynonymsRelated Words |