1. a small door or gate, especially one forming part of a larger gate
2. a small window or opening, often with a grill or bars
3. in cricket, either of the two sets of three wooden posts topped by crosspieces
Usage: cricket

Examples

• The guard peered through the wicket before opening the main gate.
• She bought her train ticket at the wicket window.
• The cricket ball hit the wicket and the bails fell off.
• The bowler took five wickets in the match.
• He walked through the small wicket in the garden wall.
• The bank teller served customers through a secure wicket.
• The batsman defended his wicket carefully.