knock vs wicket

knock

noun
  • A batsman's innings. 

  • An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. 

  • A sharp impact. 

  • A blow or setback. 

  • Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it. 

  • Synonym of hunger knock 

  • A criticism. 

verb
  • To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue. 

  • To kick a ball towards another player; to pass. 

  • To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. 

wicket

noun
  • The period during which two batsmen bat together. 

  • An angle bracket when used in HTML. 

  • Any of the small arches through which the balls are driven. 

  • A temporary metal attachment that one attaches one's lift-ticket to. 

  • A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. 

  • A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating. 

  • A device to measure the height of animals, usually dogs. 

  • A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller 

  • A dismissal; the act of a batsman getting out. 

  • The pitch. 

  • a ticket barrier at a rail station, box office at a cinema, etc. 

  • One of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps and two bails; the target for the bowler, defended by the batsman. 

  • The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand. 

  • A shelter made from tree boughs, used by lumbermen. 

  • The space between the pillars, in post-and-stall working. 

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