cricket

n. leaping insect which is related to the grasshopper; outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England)

Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each. A cricket match is played on a grass field, roughly oval in shape, in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20.12 m) long, called a cricket pitch. A wicket, usually made of wood, is placed at each end of the pitch.
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Noun
1. leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
(hypernym) orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran
(hyponym) mole cricket
(member-holonym) Gryllidae, family Gryllidae
2. a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
(hypernym) field game
(part-meronym) snick
(class) round-arm
Verb
1. play cricket
(hypernym) play

n. cricket, outdoor sport played with ball and bat

n. cricket, leaping insect which is related to the grasshopper; outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England)