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
: an area 10 feet wide bounded by these wickets
c
: one innings of a batsman
specifically
: one that is not completed or never begun
win by three wickets
4
: an arch or hoop in croquet
Examples of wicket in a Sentence
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The first team to score four wickets is the winner and gets bragging rights.
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Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
Croquet is traditionally played with six or nine wickets, but many variations of the game exist.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
Bixby remained crucial between the wickets, and Coffey was able to power through an injury to her right leg late in stoppage time.
—oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023
On each end of the pitch is a wicket, a set of three stumps and two bails.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
There’s nothing quite like watching a match live–the sound of the bat making contact with the ball and the ball just grazing the wicket.
—Sanjay Govil, Fortune, 17 July 2023
After an innings of runs and sixes, the excitement shifted to an innings of wickets when the Knight Riders were up to bat.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
This six-person set comes with hardwood mallets, colored balls, wickets, stakes, and a zippered carrying bag for games on the go.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 30 May 2023
Selectors, instead, stuck with aging David Warner, who has been in a form rut stretching several years and sports a mediocre record on the seaming wickets of the U.K, and Matthew Renshaw and Marcus Harris - batters with middling Test returns.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
Croquet is traditionally played with six or nine wickets, but many variations of the game exist.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
Bixby remained crucial between the wickets, and Coffey was able to power through an injury to her right leg late in stoppage time.
—oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023
On each end of the pitch is a wicket, a set of three stumps and two bails.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
There’s nothing quite like watching a match live–the sound of the bat making contact with the ball and the ball just grazing the wicket.
—Sanjay Govil, Fortune, 17 July 2023
After an innings of runs and sixes, the excitement shifted to an innings of wickets when the Knight Riders were up to bat.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
This six-person set comes with hardwood mallets, colored balls, wickets, stakes, and a zippered carrying bag for games on the go.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 30 May 2023
Selectors, instead, stuck with aging David Warner, who has been in a form rut stretching several years and sports a mediocre record on the seaming wickets of the U.K, and Matthew Renshaw and Marcus Harris - batters with middling Test returns.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
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wicket
noun
wick·et
ˈwik-ət 
1
: a small gate or door
especially
: one in or near a larger one
2
: a small window (as at a ticket office) through which one does business
3
: either of the two sets of three rods topped by two crosspieces at which the ball is bowled in cricket
4
: an arch or hoop (as of wire) through which a ball is hit in croquet
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