Definition of "wicket" []

• A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one. (noun)
• A small window or opening, often fitted with glass or a grating. (noun)
• A sluice gate for regulating the amount of water in a millrace or canal or for emptying a lock. (noun)
• Sports In cricket: (noun)
• Sports Either of the two sets of three stumps, topped by bails, that forms the target of the bowler and is defended by the batsman. (noun)

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• "Britains "most-gay-friendly employer", where 10% of the staff bowl round the wicket, is Staffordshire Police."
• "The sticky wicket is that once you file for SSA in Mexico, you have one year to establish at least 30 days of residence in the US before benefits can begin."
• "His approach to the wicket is shorter and more deliberate - more through his own feel than any instruction from Mushtaq - and he is all the better for it."