six


Definition: Meaning of, six in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɪks /

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  1. the number 6
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  2. six figures/digits used to talk about a number that is between 100,000 and 1,000,000
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  3. at sixes and sevens informal disorganised and confused
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  4. it's six of one and half a dozen of the other spoken used to say that both people or groups who are involved in a situation are equally responsible for something bad that happens
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  5. knock/hit somebody for six British English spoken to affect someone strongly in a bad way
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  6. [countable] a hit in CRICKET that scores six RUN s because the ball crosses the edge of the playing area before touching the ground
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six used in phrases

  • Six Nations (noun)
    1. the Six Nations the Five Nations a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca ; after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora
  • Six-Day War (noun)
    1. tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
  • deep six (verb)
    1. American English informal to decide not to use something such as a plan
  • deep-six (verb)
    1. toss out; get rid of
    2. throw from a boat
  • eighty-six (adjective)
    1. being six more than eighty
  • fifty-six (adjective)
    1. being six more than fifty
  • forty-six (adjective)
    1. being six more than forty
  • give it the deep six (verb)
    1. toss out; get rid of
  • ninety-six (adjective)
    1. being six more than ninety
  • seventy-six (adjective)
    1. being six more than seventy
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