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- Dictionarywicket/ˈwɪkɪt/
noun
- 1. each of the sets of three stumps with two bails across the top at either end of the pitch, defended by a batter.
- 2. a small door or gate, especially one beside or in a larger one.
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1. : a small gate or door. especially : one forming part of or placed near a larger gate or door. 2. : an opening like a window. especially : a grilled or grated window through which business is transacted. 3. a. : either of the two sets of three stumps topped by two crosspieces and set 66 feet apart at which the ball is bowled in cricket. b.
WICKET definition: 1. in cricket, a set of three vertical sticks with two small pieces of wood balanced across the top…. Learn more.
Wicket definition: 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.. See examples of WICKET used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] us / ˈwɪk.ɪt / uk / ˈwɪk.ɪt / Add to word list. in cricket, a set of three vertical sticks with two small pieces of wood balanced across the top of them, at which the ball is aimed. There are two wickets on a cricket field. Berndt Fischer/Oxford Scientific/GettyImages. in cricket, the length of ground between two sets of wickets.
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.
(British English, informal) a difficult situation. Check pronunciation: wicket. Definition of wicket noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. 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. 2. a croquet hoop or arch. 3. a small door or gate, esp. one beside, or forming part of, a larger one. 4. a turnstile.
A wicket is a little gate or door. In sports, wicket can refer to either the hoop you aim for when hitting a croquet ball or the stump you aim for when batting a cricket ball.
Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] wicket (plural wickets) A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating . ( British, Canada) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller. a ticket barrier at a rail station, box office at a cinema, etc.
Definitions of 'wicket' 1. In cricket, a wicket is a set of three upright sticks with two small sticks on top of them at which the ball is bowled. [...] 2. In cricket, a wicket is the area of grass in between the two wickets on the field. [...] 3. In cricket, when a wicket falls or is taken, a batsman is out. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'wicket'
