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knock someone for six

knock someone for six is the alternative form of hit someone for six.

Meaning of hit someone for six

Verb

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

  1. To score six points against (a bowler) by hitting the ball over the boundary.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To affect in a devastating way by some unexpected news.
    • When I heard about the accident, it hit me for six.
  3. (idiomatic, informal) To hit another person very hard.
    • When he swore at me again, I couldn't hold back. So, I hit him for six.

Forms of knock someone for six

third-person singular presentknocks someone for six
present participleknocking someone for six
past participleknocked someone for six
pastknocked someone for six

Questions about knock someone for six

What is knock someone for six the alternative form of?
Knock someone for six is the alternative form of hit someone for six.

Words near knock someone for six in the dictionary

  1. knock shops
  2. knock sideways
  3. knock some sense into
  4. knock someone down with a feather
  5. knock someone flat
  6. knock someone for six
  7. knock someone into the middle of next week
  8. knock someone off their perch
  9. knock someone out of time
  10. knock someone over with a feather
  11. knock someone's block off

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