wick‧et /ˈwɪkət, ˈwɪkɪt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old North French;
Origin: wiket]
one of two sets of three wooden sticks that are stuck in the ground in a game of
cricket, which the
bowler tries to hit with the ball ⇒
stump,
bail ⇒
be on a sticky wicket at
sticky [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲