cricket
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
Other meanings
A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
Kinds of cricket
- mole cricket
- field cricket
- tree cricket
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle Dutch "kricken" (to creak; crack).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cricket” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.