cricket

• Nom désignant soit un sport d'équipe se jouant avec une batte et une balle entre deux équipes de onze joueurs, soit un petit insecte brun sauteur connu pour son chant strident.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a leaping insect whose male makes chirping noises by rubbing its forewings together, and a team sport played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players who take turns trying to score runs.

1. SportA2formalsport

   A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field with a wicket at each end.

   cricket

   • He plays cricket every weekend with his friends.
   • The cricket match lasted for five days.
   • She is a huge fan of international cricket.

2. A2formal

   A small, brown or black insect that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wings together.

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   • We could hear a cricket chirping in the garden.
   • A cricket jumped onto the kitchen floor.
   • Crickets are often heard on warm summer nights.