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cricket en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkɹək.kət/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkɾɪkɪt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /krɪˈkeʈ/ (India)
• /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkrɪ(k).keʈ/ (India)

Etymology

From Middle English creket, crykett, crykette, from Old French criket (with diminutive -et) from criquer (“to make a cracking sound; creak”), from Middle Dutch kricken (“to creak; crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, related to Middle English creken, criken (“to creak”), all ultimately of imitative origin. Compare Dutch kriek (“cricket”), Middle Dutch krikel, criekel, crekel (“cricket”) (with diminituve -el), Middle Low German krikel, krekel (“cricket”), German Kreckel (“cricket”). More at creak.

Meanings

1. An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
2. (US, humorous, in-plural, slang) An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. ▸ In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
3. A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
4. (slang) An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.

Forms

Deriveds

merry as a cricket · spring field cricket · jiminy cricket · narrow-winged tree cricket · cricket frog · bushcricket · balm cricket · field cricket · cricket flour · bush-cricket · cricketlike · Mormon cricket · cricketless · Italian tree cricket · moon cricket · balm-cricket · mole cricket · sand cricket · saddle-backed bush cricket · tree-cricket · crickety · ant cricket · cave cricket · chirpy as a cricket · bush cricket · cricket thief spider · true cricket · cricket bird · fen cricket · house cricket · crotch crickets · dune cricket · Otomí tree cricket · Jerusalem cricket · tree cricket) · king cricket · snowy tree-cricket · holy cricket

Translations (147)

cdo 蟋蟀 (insect) · as উঁইচিৰিঙা (insect) · am ፌንጣ (insect) · af kriek (insect) · vi dế (insect) · vo krik (insect) · sh цвр́чак (insect) · fr grillon (insect) · yue 蟋蟀 (insect) · mg ampipanga (insect) · gl ralo (insect) · hi झीँगुर (insect) · el γρύλος (insect) · sh zríkavac (insect) · tg чирчирак (insect) · tr cırcır böceği (insect) · hu tücsök (insect) · wa tchantrê (insect) · ga píobaire gríosaí (insect) · pl świerszcz (insect) · hy ճռիկ (insect) · ast llorín (insect) · gl grilo (insect) · fi sirkka (insect) · dsb šwjerc (insect) · eo grilo (insect) · cy cricsyn (insect) · sa फालका (insect) · chr ᏔᎳᏚ (insect) · egl gril (insect) · te యిలకోడి (insect) · nl krekel (insect) · sk svrček (insect) · ru сверчо́к (insect) · alt сыгырчык (insect) · cho shʋlontʋki (insect) · ml ചീവീട് (insect) · pt grilo (insect) · nmn ǀɢā̰hm ǀō̰hle (insect) · scn griḍḍu (insect) · fa جیرجیرک (insect) · lmw kiṭíiṭen (insect) · bjn jengkerék (insect) · sl črȋčək (insect) · ast grillu (insect) · nn siriss (insect) · cmn 蟋蟀 (insect) · ka ჭრიჭინა (insect) · lt svirplys (insect) · de Grille (insect) · fo veggjasmiður (insect) · yi גריל (insect) · tl kerwe (insect) · uk цвірку́н (insect) · syl ꠎꠤꠘꠤ ꠙꠥꠇ (insect) · hi झींगुर (insect) · ja 蟋蟀 (insect) · fr criquet (insect) · eu kilker (insect) · sh cvŕčak (insect) · es grillo (insect) · ky кара чегиртке (insect) · ccc c̈ho'kota (insect) · sv syrsa (insect) · fr cri-cri (insect) · kk қара шегіртке (insect) · mic pugto'guome'j (insect) · sq bulkth (insect) · nan-hbl 杜猴 (insect) · rif tmurɣi (insect) · ti ዕንጭራር (insect) · cy criciedyn (insect) · wym gryłł (insect) · gl corta (insect) · lv circenis (insect) · ga criogar (insect) · it grillo (insect) · ar صُرْصُور (insect) · be цвырку́н (insect) · ln likélélé (insect) · sgs svirplīs (insect) · et kilk (insect) · com tuaahtaki (insect) · grc ᾰ̓κρῐ́ς (insect) · mk штурец (insect) · ur جھینگر (insect) · za daekdaeq (insect) · qu sirp'i (insect) · fo veggjasmyril (insect) · th จิ้งหรีด (insect) · ca grill (insect) · pam lipaktung (insect) · ro greier (insect) · io grilio (insect) · ko 귀뚜라미 (insect) · he צְרָצַר m צַרְצוּר (insect) · gl rilo (insect) · ar صُرْصُر (insect) · ckb سیسرک (insect) · tl kuliglig-lupa (insect) · qu ch'illik'utu (insect) · jv jangkrik (insect) · az sisəy (insect) · ksw သကံၤ (insect) · is krybba (insect) · la gryllus (insect) · am ዋዝንቢት (insect) · ast pedru (insect) · nb siriss (insect) · lb Grill (insect) · oc grilh (insect) · ga urchuil (insect) · pam kamaru (insect) · ga píobaire teallaigh (insect) · nah chapōlin (insect) · mr रात्रकिडा (insect) · ja コオロギ (insect) · kg nzenze (insect) · da fårekylling (insect) · sh зри́кавац (insect) · pa ਝੀਂਗਰ (insect) · lo ຈີ່ລໍ່ (insect) · el τριζόνι (insect) · krc сенгирчке (insect) · mt grillu (insect) · gd greollan (insect) · ary صرصور (insect) · ctg জিনি পুঁক (insect) · cs cvrček (insect) · wa crikion (insect) · hak 土狗仔 (insect) · uz qora chigirtka (insect) · my ပုရစ် (insect) · km ចង្រិត (insect) · mg valala (insect) · nv nahakʼízii (insect) · war gangis (insect) · su jangkrik (insect) · sl cvȓčək (insect) · kw gryll (insect) · hsb šwjerč (insect) · bg щуре́ц (insect) · oc grelh (insect) · ml മണ്ണട്ട (insect) · te కీచురాయి (insect) · gu ક્રિકેટ (insect) · ar جُدْجُد (insect)

wikidata: Q47328 · wikidata: Q47328

cricket en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkɹək.kət/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkɾɪkɪt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /krɪˈkeʈ/ (India)
• /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkrɪ(k).keʈ/ (India)

Etymology

Perhaps from a Flemish dialect of Dutch met de krik ketsen (“to chase a ball with a curved stick”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
   • Look, that's a lovely sound, isn't it? The bat against the ball. Very English. Oh, yes, long summer afternoons spent in peace and harmony. I always say that, if Jesus had played a sport, I'm sure it would have been cricket. 1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders:
2. (UK, in the negative, uncountable) An act that is fair and sportsmanlike.
   • Robbins went on, "Henry wouldn't do anything that wasn't cricket. Me, I was raised in a river ward and I'm not bothered by niceties. […] 1954, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 7, page 81:
3. (uncountable) A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

Antonyms

not cricket

Deriveds

day/night cricket · cricket pitch · cricket ground · cricket whites · pub cricket · windball cricket · Test cricket · limited overs cricket · grade cricket · backyard cricket · cricketer · Kiwi cricket · cricketana · one-day cricket · cricket bat · cricket net · cricket score · cricket test · premier cricket · crickety · cricket chair · single wicket cricket · cricket field · cricketly · cricketainment · Kanga cricket · cricketeer · French cricket · pencil cricket · kwik cricket · cricket ball

Descendants

cricket · criquet · kriket · کریکت · krikket · кри́кет · cruicéad · kirikiti · الكريكت · क्रिकेट · クリケット · kriket · criogaid · kriket · krikett · Cricket · cricket · کرکٹ · คริกเก็ต · críquete · క్రికెట్ · ક્રિકેટ · crícket · cricket · ਕ੍ਰਿਕੇਟ · கிரிக்கெட் · کرکټ · ကရစ်ကက် · críquet · cricket · крѝкет · ক্ৰিকেট · krieket · kricket · ক্রিকেট · קְרִיקֶט · krìket · क्रिकेट · κρίκετ · kirikiti · 크리켓 · kriketi · ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟ · ക്രിക്കറ്റ് · krykiet · cricket · cricket · criced · ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್

Translations (96)

tl kriket (game) · fi reilu (fair and sportsmanlike act) · vi crích-kê (game) · kw krycket (game) · hi गेंद-बल्ला (game) · ga cruicéad (game) · bg кри́кет (game) · tg крикет (game) · cy criced (game) · mr क्रिकेट (game) · ms kriket (game) · gl crícket (game) · ja クリケット (game) · ro crichet (game) · sk kriket (game) · et kriket (game) · nl cricket (game) · yue 板球 (game) · ko 크리켓 (game) · mn крикет (game) · lv krikets (game) · pa ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟ (game) · fr cricket (game) · fi kriketti (game) · as ক্ৰিকেট (game) · nl fair-play (fair and sportsmanlike act) · hi क्रिकेट (game) · cmn 板球 (game) · sw kriketi (game) · sa वल्लकन्दुकः (game) · gd criogaid (game) · sh kriket (game) · uk кри́кет (game) · kk крикет (game) · sa क्रिकेट्-क्रीडा (game) · is krikket (game) · el κρίκετ (game) · mk крикет (game) · ta மட்டைப்பந்து (game) · si ක්රිකට් (game) · ps کرکټ (game) · ky крикет (game) · pl krykiet (game) · ru кри́кет (game) · sh razor-kapija (game) · as ক্ৰিকেট খেল (game) · io kriketo (game) · fa کِرِکِت (game) · sm kirikiti (game) · es cricket (game) · he קְרִיקֶט (game) · scn cricket (game) · th คริกเก็ต (game) · my ကရစ်ကက် (game) · lt kriketas (game) · it fair play (fair and sportsmanlike act) · gu ક્રિકેટ (game) · hy կրիկետ (game) · es críquet (game) · it cricket (game) · de Cricket (game) · fa کریکت (game) · te క్రికెట్ (game) · hu krikett (game) · sv kricket (game) · sv rent spel (fair and sportsmanlike act) · sv fair play (fair and sportsmanlike act) · ta கிரிக்கெட் (game) · sv cricket (game) · sh крикет (game) · ar كْرِيكِت (game) · yue 木球 (game) · ur کرکٹ (game) · fi reilu peli (fair and sportsmanlike act) · or କ୍ରିକେଟ (game) · bn ক্রিকেট (game) · be кры́кет (game) · bg спортсменство (fair and sportsmanlike act) · hi वल्लकन्दुक (game) · ka კრიკეტი (game) · ha kur̃kèt (game) · vi bóng gậy (game) · ca criquet (game) · ast críquet (game) · de Kricket (game) · sq kriket (game) · sl kriket (game) · kn ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ (game) · ml ക്രിക്കറ്റ് (game) · cs kriket (game) · gd craigear (game) · lb Cricket (game) · eo kriketo (game) · af krieket (game) · no cricket (game) · pt críquete (game)

wikidata: Q5375

cricket en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkɹək.kət/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkɾɪkɪt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /krɪˈkeʈ/ (India)
• /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkrɪ(k).keʈ/ (India)

Etymology

Perhaps from a Flemish dialect of Dutch met de krik ketsen (“to chase a ball with a curved stick”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive, rare) To play the game of cricket.
   • Judge: Your family is in destitute circumstances. How do you get your living? Bannerman: By cricketing, your Worship. 1891 May 27, "A Cricketer in Low Circumstances", The Evening News (Sydney); cited in "What do we know about the first Test cricketer?", ESPNcricinfo, 7 August 2016

Forms

Translations (3)

nl cricketen (play the game of cricket) · sv spela cricket (play the game of cricket) · sv spela kricket (play the game of cricket)

cricket en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkɹək.kət/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkɾɪkɪt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /krɪˈkeʈ/ (India)
• /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkrɪ(k).keʈ/ (India)

Etymology

The etymology is unknown. A few similar words exist in Germanic languages, such as Norwegian krakk (“stool”).

Meanings

1. (dialectal) A wooden footstool.
   • Heawe’er I pood o Cricket, on keaw’rt meh deawn ith Nook, o side oth' Hob 1746, Tim Bobbin, A View of the Lancashire Dialect; by Way of Dialogue, Manchester: Josehp Harrop, pages 31 in the 6th edition 1757, 13–14 in the 1797 edition:
2. A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint, or other projection.

Forms

Translations (3)

hu sámli (a wooden footstool) · fi puurahi (a wooden footstool) · sq fron (a wooden footstool)