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cricket
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cricket
n.
leaping insect which is related to the grasshopper; outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England)
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players each on a field at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch. The game is played by 120 million players in many countries, making it the world's second most popular sport. Each team takes its turn to bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team fields. Each turn is known as an innings (used for both singular and plural).
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cricket
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
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Cricket (das)
n.
cricket, outdoor sport played with ball and bat
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cricket
nm.
cricket, leaping insect which is related to the grasshopper; outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England)
