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cricket

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 cricket /ˈkrɪkət/ noun
plural crickets
1 cricket
/ˈkrɪkət/
noun
plural crickets
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRICKET
[count]
: a small black insect that jumps high and that makes loud, high-pitched noises see color picture on this page
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2 cricket /ˈkrɪkət/ noun
2 cricket
/ˈkrɪkət/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRICKET
[noncount]
: a game played on a large field by two teams of 11 players who try to score runs by hitting a small ball with a bat and then running between two sets of wooden sticks often used before another noun see pictures at ball, bat, glove

not cricket

British, old-fashioned
: not fair, polite, or proper
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