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wicket
[wik-it]
noun
a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office, a teller's cage in a bank, etc.
Croquet.a hoop or arch.
a turnstile in an entrance.
a small door or gate, especially one beside, or forming part of, a larger one.
a small gate by which a canal lock is emptied.
a gate by which a flow of water is regulated, as to a waterwheel.
Cricket.
either of the two frameworks, each consisting of three stumps with two bails in grooves across the tops, at which the bowler aims the ball.
the area between these frameworks; the playing field.
one batsman's turn at the wicket.
the period during which two players bat together.
a batsman's innings that is not completed or not begun.
wicket
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
a small door or gate, esp one that is near to or part of a larger one
a small window or opening in a door, esp one fitted with a grating or glass pane, used as a means of communication in a ticket office, bank, etc
a small sluicegate, esp one in a canal lock gate or by a water wheel
a croquet hoop
cricket either of two constructions, placed 22 yards apart, consisting of three pointed stumps stuck parallel in the ground with two wooden bails resting on top, at which the batsman stands
the strip of ground between these
a batsman's turn at batting or the period during which two batsmen bat
a third-wicket partnership
the act or instance of a batsman being got out
the bowler took six wickets
to act as a wicketkeeper
informalin an awkward situation
Other 51Թ Forms
- half-wicket noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wicket1
Idioms and Phrases
to be on / have / bat a sticky wicket, to be at or have a disadvantage.
Example Sentences
Since Woakes returned, England have won 10 of the 12 Tests he has played and he has taken 51 wickets at an average of 21.88.
"He's got a good record of dragging himself out and finding his best again. But like anyone else, yeah you've got to be scoring runs and taking wickets."
South Africa beat Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship final to end their long wait for a major global title.
They head into day four of the match at Lord's with 69 runs needed to beat Australia and with eight wickets still in hand.
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood had shared a stand of 59 for Australia's last wicket in the morning session of day three which appeared to give them the upper hand.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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