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Meaning of 'cricket' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cricket [ n.]
- An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.
- A low stool.
- A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.
- A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.
2 . Cricket [ v. i.]
- To play at cricket.

Nearby Words:

crib crib-biter crib-biting cribbage cribbed cribbing cribble cribbled cribbling cribellum

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