Collins English-English Dictionary

wicket ['wɪkɪt]

1. 1. n a small door or gate, esp one that is near to or part of a larger one

2. 2. n [US] a small window or opening in a door, esp one fitted with a grating or glass pane, used as a means of communication in a ticket office, bank, etc

3. 3. n a small sluicegate, esp one in a canal lock gate or by a water wheel

4. 4. n [US] a croquet hoop

5. 5. n [cricket] either of two constructions, placed 22 yards apart, consisting of three pointed stumps stuck parallel in the ground with two wooden bails resting on top, at which the batsman stands

6. 6. n the strip of ground between these

7. 7. n a batsman's turn at batting or the period during which two batsmen bat

   a third-wicket partnership

8. 8. n the act or instance of a batsman being got out

   the bowler took six wickets

9. 9. n [Etymology] C18: from Old Northern French wiket; related to Old Norse vikja to move