"knock someone for six" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knocks someone for six [present, singular, third-person], knocking someone for six [participle, present], knocked someone for six [participle, past], knocked someone for six [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} knock someone for six (third-person singular simple present knocks someone for six, present participle knocking someone for six, simple past and past participle knocked someone for six)
  1. Alternative form of hit someone for six. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hit someone for six
    Sense id: en-knock_someone_for_six-en-verb-BMGlqbDV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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