crick·et /ˈkrɪkət/
 蟋蟀,板球


 Crick·et, n.
 1. A low stool.
 2. A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.
 3. Arch. A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.


 Crick·et n.  Zool. An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.
 Note: ☞ The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus; the common large black crickets of America are Gryllus niger, Gryllus neglectus, and others.
 Balm cricket. See under Balm.
 Cricket bird, a small European bird (Silvia locustella); -- called also grasshopper warbler.
 Cricket frog, a small American tree frog (Acris gryllus); -- so called from its chirping.


 Crick·et, v. i. To play at cricket.

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 cricket
      n 1: leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the
           forewings together
      2: a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11
         players; teams take turns trying to score runs
      v : play cricket