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cricket

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈkrɪkɪt/

Forms: crickets

cricket means: A team sport in which players hit a ball with a bat and run between two sets of posts.

noun

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A team sport in which players hit a ball with a bat and run between two sets of posts.

  • We played cricket after school.
  • Their cricket team won the match.
  • Do you watch cricket on television?

Common phrases: play cricket, cricket match, cricket bat

INSECTB1

A small jumping insect that makes a repeated high sound by rubbing its wings together.

  • A cricket jumped into the grass.
  • We heard crickets outside our tent.
  • The cricket stopped singing when I opened the door.

Common phrases: a chirping cricket, hear a cricket, field cricket

Questions about cricket

What does cricket mean?

A team sport in which players hit a ball with a bat and run between two sets of posts.

What is cricket in other languages?

Türkçe: kriket · Español: críquet · Français: cricket · Deutsch: Cricket · Italiano: cricket · 日本語: クリケット

How do you pronounce cricket?

It is pronounced /ˈkrɪkɪt/.

How do you use cricket in a sentence?

We played cricket after school. Their cricket team won the match.

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