cricket: Meaning and Definition of

crick•et

1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadowsor on trees and shrubs
2. a small metal toy with a flat metal spring that snaps back and forth with a clicking, cricketlike noise when pressed.

crick•et

1. a game, popular esp. in England, for two teams of 11 members each that is played on a field having two wickets 22 yards (20 m) apart, the object being to score runs by batting the ball far enough so that one is enabled to exchange wickets with the batsman defending the opposite wicket before the ball is recovered.
2. fair play; honorable conduct: It wouldn't be cricket to look at his cards.

1. to play cricket.

crick•et

1. a small, low stool.

crick•et

1. (on a sloping roof&hasp;) a small roof for diverting rain water around an obstruction, as a chimney.