Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cricket

2 senses of cricket

Sense 1
cricket -- (leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together)
       => orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran -- (any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts)

Sense 2
cricket -- (a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)
       => field game -- (an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cricket

1 sense of cricket

Sense 1
cricket -- (play cricket)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")