Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit a six

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: hit a six
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Inflected Forms

hits a six (present, singular) hitting a six (participle, present)

Phrases

hit someone for six

Questions

What does hit a six mean?: 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

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