Definition of wicket

wicketnoun

wicket

/ˈwɪkɪt//ˈwɪkɪt/

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘small door or grille’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wiket; origin uncertain, usually referred to the Germanic root of Old Norse vīkja ‘to turn, move’. The current cricket senses date from the late 17th cent.

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either of the two sets of three sticks standing in the ground (called stumps) with pieces of wood (called bails) lying across the top. The bowler tries to hit the wicket with the ball.

một trong hai bộ ba que đứng dưới đất (gọi là gốc cây) với những miếng gỗ (gọi là cọc) nằm ngang trên cùng. Người ném bóng cố gắng đánh bóng bằng vợt.

the area of ground between the two wickets

diện tích mặt đất giữa hai bấc

Idioms

keep wicket
to act as a wicketkeeper
a sticky wicket
(British English, informal)a difficult situation