cricketnoun詞源 1/ˈkɹɪkɪt/

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  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.

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  slangAn insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

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  A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.

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  slangaeronauticsaerospaceaviationAn aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.

cricketnoun詞源 2/ˈkɹɪkɪt/

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  hobbieslifestylesportsA game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.

  • Look, that's a lovely sound, isn't it? The bat against the ball. Very English. Oh, yes, long summer afternoons spent in peace and harmony. I always say that, if Jesus had played a sport, I'm sure it would have been cricket.
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  An act that is fair and sportsmanlike.

  • Robbins went on, "Henry wouldn't do anything that wasn't cricket. Me, I was raised in a river ward and I'm not bothered by niceties. […]
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  A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

cricketverb詞源 2/ˈkɹɪkɪt/

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  rareTo play the game of cricket.

  • Judge: Your family is in destitute circumstances. How do you get your living? Bannerman: By cricketing, your Worship.

cricketnoun詞源 3/ˈkɹɪkɪt/

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  dialectalA wooden footstool.

  • Heawe’er I pood o Cricket, on keaw’rt meh deawn ith Nook, o side oth' Hob
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  A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint, or other projection.