keep wicket

kiːp ˈwɪkɪt

kept wicket

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Definition of keep wicket - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

cricket

Rare

act as the wicket-keeper in cricket

Rare

He was chosen to keep wicket for the team.
She learned to keep wicket during the summer league.
He volunteered to keep wicket when the regular player was injured.

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Expressions with keep

keep going

maintain the pace or speed

He kept going at a steady pace throughout the race..

keep on

continue doing something

She decided to keep on studying despite the noise..

keep up

maintain the same speed or level

He struggled to keep up with the fast runners.

keep around

retain something or someone nearby

I keep a flashlight around in case of power outages.

keep in touch

maintain communication with someone

We promised to keep in touch after graduation.

keep one's place

not lose track of location in reading or process

Use a bookmark to keep your place in the book.

Expressions with wicket

on a losing wicket

adj.

facing difficult or unfavorable circumstances

The team was on a losing wicket after their star player got injured.

on a sticky wicket

adj.

facing a challenging problem

She was on a sticky wicket with the unexpected project changes.

sticky wicket

difficult or unpredictable situation

Negotiating the deal put him on a sticky wicket.

take a wicket

get a batsman out in cricket

The bowler managed to take a wicket on his first ball.

hit wicket

instance of a batsman breaking the wicket

The batsman was out hit wicket during the match.

leg before wicket

instance of a batsman being out by LBW rule

The umpire gave him out leg before wicket.

mid-wicket

fielder standing on the inner leg-side near the batsman

The mid-wicket caught the ball with ease.

wicket maiden

over with no runs and a wicket taken

The bowler delivered a wicket maiden in the final over.

on a good wicket

adj.

in a lucky, safe situation with easy chances of success

With those sales, the team is on a good wicket.

wicket gate

small gate or door, especially one beside a larger gate

He passed through the wicket gate to enter the garden..

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French:occuper le poste de gardien de guichet, ...
German:Wicket halten, ...
Italian:fare il wicket-keeper, ...
Spanish:ser el guardián del wicket, ...
Portuguese:guardar o wicket, ...
Chinese:担任守门员, ...
Japanese:ウィケットを守る, ...
Arabic:لَعِبَ كَحَارِسِ البَوَّابَة, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁמוֹר עַל הַווִיקֶט, ...
Russian:быть вратарём, ...
Ukrainian:бути воротарем, ...
Hindi:विकेट कीपिंग करना, ...
Bengali:উইকেট রক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:fer de wicket-keeper, ...
Czech:chytat, ...
Danish:stå som wicket-keeper, ...
Dutch:wicket houden, ...
Greek:κρατώ το wicket, ...
Hungarian:kapusként játszani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើជាអ្នកការពារវីកេតក្នុងកីឡាគ្រីឃីត, ...
Korean:위켓을 지키다, ...
Persian:ویکت‌بانی کرد, ...
Polish:być bramkarzem, ...
Portuguese (BR):ser o wicket-keeper, ...
Romanian:a fi portar, ...
Swedish:vara wicket-keeper, ...
Thai:เป็นผู้รักษาประตู, ...
Turkish:kaleci olarak görev yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:giữ wicket, ...

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