six-pack
Definitions
- A collection of six of something bundled together, especially six cans of beer or soda pop.
- A set of carburetors totaling six venturis via three 2-barrel units.
- A highly developed set of abdominal muscles.
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A selection of six photographs, including one of a suspect, used for identification by a witness. US, informal
Equivalents
19 more languages
Danskvaskebræt
Esperantoventromuskoloj
Magyarkockahas
Bahasa Indonesiaroti sobek
日本語シックスパック
한국어왕짜
PortuguêsTanquinho
Tiếng Việtsáu múi
Examples
“If you're thirsty, there's a six pack⟳ in the kitchen.”
“Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.”
““We try⟳ to create⟳ the illusion that we just cruise up into the booth, crack open⟳ a six pack⟳, and just schmooze while we watch⟳ the game,” Clement explains.”
“The table opposite me is occupied by a young couple with a table full of alcohol and snacks. In a role reversal, he is drinking Smirnoff Ice while she steadily demolishes a six-pack of lager!”
“Are you going to tone your arms, build⟳ a six pack⟳ or tighten⟳ up the old rump?”
“Depending on your genetics, you might develop⟳ abs that have⟳ deep grooves, or you might get⟳ a great six pack⟳ yet your abs appear⟳ "flat" like⟳ Brad Pitt's in the movie Fight⟳ Club.”
“Developing a cut-up six-pack doesn't happen⟳ by accident unless you've got exceptional genetics […]”
“Officer Bahash then obtained a copy⟳ of Grant's photograph from the DMV and placed it in a six-person photograph array (also known as a “six-pack”) for possible identification by two earlier victims.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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