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to hit a sixer

to hit a sixer

9.9
To score six runs by hitting the ball over the boundary without it touching the ground
  • phrasal verb
  • Jargon
translation icon : hacer un seis
  • She managed to hit a sixer in the last over, sealing the team's victory.

Examples

  • The crowd erupted when he hit a sixer over the stadium wall.

  • He hit a sixer in the last over!

  • Every young cricketer dreams of hitting a sixer in a big match.

  • Did you see him hit a sixer yesterday?

  • Every young cricketer dreams of hitting a sixer in a big match.

  • She managed to hit a sixer in the final overs, securing the win for her team.

  • The crowd erupted in cheers as he hit a sixer over the stadium wall.

Synonyms

dinger
vsto hit a sixer
  • Slang
3 8.3

A baseball hit that goes over the fence to score

is the cricket action of scoring six runs by clearing the boundary
sixer
vsto hit a sixer
  • Jargon
8.4

A shot that scores six runs by going over the boundary without touching the ground

describes doing that action rather than naming the shot

How Many

to hit a sixer
  • Jargon
9.9
4-hitter
  • Jargon
7.0
double play
  • Jargon
14 3.0
to single
  • Jargon
133 7.5

Surface Forms

hit a sixer infinitive
hit a sixer past
hit a sixer past participle
hitting a sixer present participle
hits a sixer third person singular

Morphology

hit + a + sixer

The meaning is directly derivable from 'hit' (to strike) plus 'a sixer' (a shot worth six runs): together they denote striking the ball for six runs in cricket, a literal verb + object composition. Although 'sixer' is sport-specific vocabulary, if a learner already knows that constituent the overall phrase is predictable and transparent.

Etymology

The phrase hit a sixer comes from cricket: a player hits the ball so hard it flies over the boundary without touching the ground, and that hit is called a sixer. So, it means 'to score six runs with one hit'.