"number six" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-number six.ogg , en-us-number six.ogg Forms: number sixes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} number six (plural number sixes)
  1. (soccer) A defensive midfielder.
    Sense id: en-number_six-en-noun-TjCafc1C Categories (other): Football (soccer), English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Six Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 15 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 10 7 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 11 6 16 Disambiguation of Six: 33 21 27 19 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (cricket) The batsman who bats sixth. Coordinate_terms: number five, number seven, and so on
    Sense id: en-number_six-en-noun-JXQvHhnI Categories (other): Cricket, Six Disambiguation of Six: 33 21 27 19 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”). Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Synonyms: Newgate knocker [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-number_six-en-noun-mtq4en1o Categories (other): British English, Six Disambiguation of Six: 33 21 27 19
  4. (Nigeria, colloquial) One’s brain or common sense. Tags: Nigeria, colloquial
    Sense id: en-number_six-en-noun-kUN7XlPR Categories (other): Nigerian English, Six Disambiguation of Six: 33 21 27 19

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