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cric

cric

1 9.9
An informal word for the game played with a bat and ball
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : críquet
  • After school, they played a quick game of cric in the park.

Examples

  • I love to play cric with my friends.

  • He loves watching cric matches on television every weekend.

  • Many students joined the university cric club this year.

  • Do you want to watch a cric match today?

  • Do you want to join us for a game of cric this weekend?

  • He has been playing cric since he was a child.

  • During the summer, we spend our afternoons playing cric in the park.

Synonyms

cricketing
vscric
3.3

Playing cricket, often in matches with other people

is an informal short name for the sport rather than the activity

Surface Forms

cric singular
crics plural

Etymology

Cric is a casual short form of cricket, a quicker name people use for the sport. So when someone says cric they mean the game of cricket.