BAT ON A STICKY WICKET

Meaning of BAT ON A STICKY WICKET in English

Vrb phrs. To put oneself in a difficult and unfavourable position.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WICKET — portette; (cricket) wicket
English interlingue dictionary
WICKET — noun Etymology: Middle English wiket, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse vīk inlet, corner Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BAT — I Any member of about 900 species (order Chiroptera) of the only Their wings are evolutionary modification of the forelimbs, …
Английский словарь Британика
STICKY — I. ˈstikē, -ki adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: stick (I) + -y 1. : resembling a stick : woody 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAT — I. ˈbat, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English batt, probably of Celtic origin; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WICKET — ˈwikə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wiket, from Old North French, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WICKET — (n.) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) The ground on which the wickets are set.
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in …
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is emptied, or by which the amount of water …
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a …
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — ( n. ) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WICKET — /wik"it/ , n. 1. a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICKY — — stickily , adv. — stickiness , n. /stik"ee/ , adj., stickier, stickiest . 1. having the property of adhering, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAT — bat 1 /bat/ , n. , v. , batted, batting . n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAT — I. ˈbat noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English batt Date: before 12th century 1. : a stout solid stick …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WICKET — noun Etymology: Middle English wiket, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse vīk inlet, corner Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICKY — adjective ( stick·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1731 1. a. : adhesive b. (1) : viscous , gluey (2) : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WICKET — noun the ground on which the wickets are set. 2. wicket ·noun the space between the pillars, in postand-stall working. …
Webster English vocab
BAT — noun shale or bituminous shale. 2. bat ·add. ·noun a stroke of work. 3. bat ·noun a part of a …
Webster English vocab
STICKY — [sticky] adj stick.i.er ; -est (ca. 1735) 1 a: adhesive b (1): viscous, gluey (2): coated with a sticky substance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAT — [bat] n [ME, fr. OE batt] (bef. 12c) 1: a stout solid stick: club 2: a sharp blow: stroke 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAT — a member of any of some 900 species of flying mammals. Bats are the only mammals to have evolved true …
Britannica English vocabulary
WICKET — wicket BrE AmE ˈwɪk ɪt § \ -ət ▷ wicket|s s ▶ ˈ wicket gate BrE AmE ▶ ˈ wicket …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STICKY — stick|y BrE AmE ˈstɪk |i ▷ stick|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ stick|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ stick|ily ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WICKET — / ˈwɪkɪt; NAmE / noun ( in cricket ) 1. either of the two sets of three vertical sticks (called …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — / ˈstɪki; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( stick·ier , sticki·est ) 1. made of or covered in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WICKET — wick ‧ et /ˈwɪkət, ˈwɪkɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: wiket …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICKY — stick ‧ y /ˈstɪki/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stickier , superlative stickiest ) [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WICKET — n. 1 Cricket a a set of three stumps with the bails in position defended by a batsman. b the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1 tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAT — n. & v. --n. 1 an implement with a handle, usu. of wood and with a flat or curved surface, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WICKET — n. 1 Cricket a a set of three stumps with the bails in position defended by a batsman. b the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1 tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAT — n. & v. n. 1 an implement with a handle, usu. of wood and with a flat or curved surface, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WICKET — n.1 Cricket a a set of three stumps with the bails in position defended by a batsman. b the ground …
Oxford English vocab
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1. tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Oxford English vocab
BAT
Oxford English vocab
WICKET — ( wickets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In cricket, a wicket …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — ( stickier, stickiest) 1. A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAT — ( bats, batting, batted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A bat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — (stickier, stickiest) 1. A ~ substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WICKET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES wicket gate wicket keeper COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE sticky ▪ When full-blown free trade …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STICKY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sticky note COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB very ▪ When full-blown free trade eventually comes, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WICKET — [noun] [C] - (in cricket) a set of three vertical sticks with two small pieces of wood balanced across the …
Cambridge English vocab
STICKY — [adjective] -ier, -iestSticky means being, made of, or covered with a substance that stays fixed to any surface it touches.Don't …
Cambridge English vocab
BAT — n. bat eared fox free tailed bat fruit bat Masterson Bat Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk vampire bat
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STICKY — negative adjective with a variety of meanings Example: if a friend is being lame or in anyway disagreeable... why you …
Slang English vocab
STICKY — adj. Function: adjective 1 having the quality of sticking by or as if by adhesion FF1C; sticky syrup FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BAT — I. bat noun 1. Synonyms: blow 1, belt, biff, bop, crack, slam, smack, sock, thwack, whop 2. Synonyms: cudgel , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICKY — adj. 25B6; adjective sticky tape : (SELF-)ADHESIVE, gummed; technical adherent. sticky clay : GLUTINOUS, viscous, viscid, ropy; gluey, tacky, gummy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BAT — n. 25B6; noun . See list. chiropteran. Bats barbastelle mouse-eared bat blossom bat mouse-tailed bat bulldog bat moustached bat butterfly …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICKY — adj. 1 gluey, gummy, viscous, tacky, glutinous, viscid, Colloq gooey Children, please keep your sticky fingers off the car windows …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WICKET — сущ. 1) калитка Syn : gate 2) турникет 3) шлюзы 4) воротца (в крикете) 5) задвижное окошко (кассы и т.д.) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STICKY — прил. 1) клейкий, липкий Syn : adhesive 2) разг. несговорчивый; придирчивый 3) жаркий и влажный Syn : humid 4) разг. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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