cricket

/ˈkrɪkɪt/
noun
  1. An outdoor game played with a bat and ball between two teams of eleven players each, popular especially in the UK, Australia, and South Asia.
    • Cricket is the national sport of England.
    • My brother plays cricket every Saturday with his friends.
    • We watched a thrilling cricket match between India and Australia.
  2. A small, brown or black jumping insect that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wings together.
    • The children tried to catch the cricket in the grass.
    • We could hear a cricket chirping in the garden at night.
    • A cricket jumped onto the picnic blanket.
  3. Fair and honorable behavior, especially in sports or competition.
    • The coach taught us that good sportsmanship is cricket.
    • In this company, honesty is cricket.
    • It's not cricket to cheat on the test.
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