sixer
sixer · sixers
A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for…A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
US/sˈɪksɚ/
Meaning
6 senses(colloquial)A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six.
(slang)A prison sentence of six months.
(slang)A six-pack of a beverage.
(UK)A conker that has won six matches.
(India)A transgender person
More definitions
- the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
Origin
From six + -er. Calque of Hindi छक्का (chakkā).Forms
plural: sixersSynonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
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Word family
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