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hit it for six

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To hit a cricket ball over the boundary of a cricket pitch and thus score six runs.

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verb

Meaning 2

To hit something hard.

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Examples

  • 25 Aug 2005, , British pilot who saved palace dies, Tampa Bay Timeshttps://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/06/29/british-pilot-who-saved-palace-dies/ “There was no time to weigh up the situation,” Mr. Holmes recalled afterward. His airplane looked so flimsy, I didn’t think of it as solid and substantial. I just went on and hit it for six. I thought my aircraft would cut right through it, not allowing for the fact that his plane was as strong as mine!”

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).

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