take a wicket

verb

To get a batsman out.

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Meanings

verbtake a wicket (third-person singular simple present takes a wicket, present participle taking a wicket, simple past took a wicket, past participle taken a wicket)

present singular third person takes a wicket · participle present taking a wicket · past took a wicket · participle past taken a wicket

  1. ball gamesTo get a batsman out.
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APA

take a wicket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20wicket

MLA

“take a wicket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20wicket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a wicket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20wicket.

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