A cricket of the species Acheta domestica.

Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots.

A large dark wingless katydid, Anabrus simplex, that resembles a cricket and is found in the arid parts of the western U.S. where it is occasionally an abundant pest of crops.

(idiomatic, figuratively, humorous) unsportsmanlike.

plural of cricketer

(UK) Informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.

plural of cricket. / (US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.

Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.

present participle of cricket

That plays cricket.