cricket
Translation
cricket (sport), cricket (insect)
Examples
He loves playing cricket in the summer.
He loves playing cricket in the summer.
I heard a cricket chirping at night.
I heard a cricket chirping at night.
That's not cricket; it's unfair.
That's not cricket; it's unfair.
Grammar Patterns
to play cricket to participate in the sport He loves playing cricket in the summer.
((a)) cricket an insect of the family Gryllidae I heard a cricket chirping at night.
Similar Words
Sport: baseball, rounders; Insect: grasshopper, locust
Etymology
The insect is from Old French 'criquet', imitating its sound. The game is possibly from Middle Dutch 'kricke' (stick, staff).
Memory Tips
Imagine an insect (a cricket) playing the sport of cricket with a tiny bat. This links the two meanings.