"number nine" meaning in All languages combined

See number nine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-number nine.ogg [Australia] Forms: number nines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} number nine (plural number nines)
  1. (cricket) The batsman who bats ninth.
    Sense id: en-number_nine-en-noun-pbzpyljy Categories (other): Cricket Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (soccer) A centre forward or striker, often but not necessarily wearing the uniform number 9. Coordinate_terms: number eight, number ten, and so on
    Sense id: en-number_nine-en-noun--NcwCdxW Categories (other): Football (soccer), English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nine Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 69 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 77 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 76 2 Disambiguation of Nine: 39 56 5 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  3. (dated, British Army military slang) A laxative pill. Tags: British-Army, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-number_nine-en-noun-ZZ~OtwDh Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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