"hit it for six" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hits it for six [present, singular, third-person], hitting it for six [participle, present], hit it for six [participle, past], hit it for six [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> it for six}} hit it for six (third-person singular simple present hits it for six, present participle hitting it for six, simple past and past participle hit it for six)
  1. To hit a cricket ball over the boundary of a cricket pitch and thus score six runs. Synonyms: hit out of the park
    Sense id: en-hit_it_for_six-en-verb-7MICKWLX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 3 27 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 61 11 28
  2. To hit something hard.
    Sense id: en-hit_it_for_six-en-verb-XanNekZ1
  3. To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).
    Sense id: en-hit_it_for_six-en-verb-NyS2cRYS

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