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hit a six

hit a six verb: to hit the ball hard enough to go out of the boundary of the field without touching the ground, thereby scoring the maximum of six runs.

Verb

hit a six (third-person singular simple present hits a six, present participle hitting a six, simple past and past participle hit a six)

  1. To hit the ball hard enough to go out of the boundary of the field without touching the ground, thereby scoring the maximum of six runs

Forms of hit a six

third-person singular presenthits a six
present participlehitting a six
past participlehit a six
pasthit a six

Words formed from hit a six

Questions about hit a six

What does hit a six mean?
Hit a six means to hit the ball hard enough to go out of the boundary of the field without touching the ground, thereby scoring the maximum of six runs.
What part of speech is hit a six?
Hit a six is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit a six?
The past tense of hit a six is hit a six.

Words near hit a six in the dictionary

  1. hit a false note
  2. hit a home run
  3. hit a lick
  4. hit a nerve
  5. hit a raw nerve
  6. hit a six
  7. hit a snag
  8. hit a stain
  9. hit a wall
  10. hit above one's weight
  11. hit and giggle

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