From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsixsix /sɪks/ ●●● S2 W2 number 1 HMNthe number 6 six months ago She arrived just after six (=six o'clock). He learnt to play the violin when he was six (=six years old).2 → six figures/digits3 → at sixes and sevens4 → it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other5 → knock/hit somebody for six6 DSC[countable] a hit in cricket that scores six runs because the ball crosses the edge of the playing area before touching the groundOrigin six Old English
