γρύλος — meaning in English

English meaning

• cricket noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
• jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.

Senses

γρύλος is used for these senses in English:

• cricket An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
• jack A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]

cricket — full definition

1. noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
2. noun A bat-and-ball team sport, popular across England and the Commonwealth, played on a large oval field with a wicket at each end.
3. noun Fair or sportsmanlike behaviour (from the phrase "not cricket").

jack — full definition

1. noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
2. noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
3. noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
4. noun Informal: money.
5. verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.

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