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six | sic |

As a noun six

is pike.

As a conjunction sic is

like, as.

six

English

(wikipedia six)

Numeral

(head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number occurring after five and before seven.

    • Related terms

    * sixth

    Derived terms

    * six-figure * * six-pack, six pack, sixpack * six-shooter, sixshooter * sixteen * sixth * sixty * six ways to Sunday

    Noun

    (es)
  • The digit or figure .
  • (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
  • (cricket, countable) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
  • (American football) A touchdown.

    • Derived terms

    * at sixes and sevens * hit someone for six

    See also

    * * (Arabic numeral) * (Chinese numerals) * or VI (Roman numeral) * (Greek numeral) *

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    sic

    English

    (wikipedia sic)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Adverb

    (-)
  • thus; thus written
    • Usage notes
    The word sic may be used in brackets to show that an uncommon or archaic]] usage is reported faithfully: for instance, quoting the [[:w:United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution: : The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic ] their Speaker ... It may also be used to highlight a perceived error, sometimes for the purpose of ridicule, as in this example from : : Warehouse has been around for 30 years and has 263 stores, suggesting a large fan base. The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."'>citation Since it is not an abbreviation, it does not require a following period.
    Related terms
    * sic passim (Used to indicate that the preceding word, phrase, or term is used in the same manner (or form) throughout the remainder of a text. ) * sic transit gloria mundi (Fame is temporary.'') (Literally: ''So passes the glory of the world. ) * sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants, shouted by . )
    See also
    * shurely shome mishtake (A jocular alternative to sic.)

    Verb

    (sicc)
  • To mark with a bracketed sic."sic, adv. (and n.)" Oxford English Dictionary , Second Edition 1989. Oxford University Press.
    • E. Belfort Bax wrote "... the modern reviewer's taste is not really shocked by half the things he sics or otherwise castigates."''E. Belfort Bax. '' On Some Forms of Modern Cant . Commonweal: 7 May 1887. Marxists’ Internet Archive: 14 Jan. 2006

    Etymology 2

    Variant of (seek).

    Alternative forms

    * sick

    Verb

    (sicc)
  • To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
    • He sicced his dog on me!
  • To set upon; to chase; to attack.
    • Sic 'em, Mitzi.
    Usage notes
    * The sense of "set upon" is most commonly used as an imperative, in a command to an animal.

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