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Wicket

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Noun

1. wicket

cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket

2. hoop, wicket

a small arch used as croquet equipment

3. wicket, wicket door, wicket gate

small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)

4. grille, lattice, wicket

small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wicket

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noun
1. 
a small door or gate, esp one that is near to or part of a larger one
2. US
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
3. 
a small sluicegate, esp one in a canal lock gate or by a water wheel
4. US
a croquet hoop
5. 
a. 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
b. 
the strip of ground between these
c. 
a batsman's turn at batting or the period during which two batsmen bat
a third-wicket partnership
d. 
the act or instance of a batsman being got out
the bowler took six wickets
6.  keep wicket
7.  on a sticky wicket

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Wicket

see synonyms of wicket
noun
1. 
a small door or gate, esp. one set in or near a larger door or gate
2. 
a small window or opening, as for a bank teller or in a box office
3. 
a small gate for regulating the flow of water to a water wheel or for emptying a canal lock
4.  Cricket
a. 
either of two sets of three vertical sticks (stumps) each, with two small pieces (bails) resting on top of them
b. 
the playing space between the two wickets
c. 
an unplayed or unfinished inning
d. 
a player's turn at bat
5.  US, Croquet
any of the small wire arches through which the balls must be hit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wicket

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n.
1. A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one.
2. A small window or opening, often fitted with glass or a grating.
3. A sluice gate for regulating the amount of water in a millrace or canal or for emptying a lock.
4. Sports In cricket:
a. Either of the two sets of three stumps, topped by bails, that forms the target of the bowler and is defended by the batsman.
b. A batsman's innings, which may be terminated by the ball knocking the bails off the stumps.
c. The termination of a batsman's innings.
d. The period during which two batsmen are in together.
e. See pitch2.
5. Games Any of the small arches, usually made of wire, through which players try to drive their ball in croquet.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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