~ 1
■ noun an open-air game played on a large grass field with bat and ball between teams of eleven players, the batsmen attempting to score runs by hitting the ball and running between the wickets.
Phrases
not ~ Brit. informal contrary to traditional standards of fairness or rectitude.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing adjective
Origin
C16: of unknown origin.
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~ 2
■ noun an insect related to the grasshoppers but with shorter legs, of which the male produces a characteristic musical chirping sound. [Family Gryllidae: many species.]
↘used in names of similar insects of related families, e.g. bush ~ .
Origin
ME: from OFr. criquet , from criquer 'to crackle', of imitative origin.