Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Six units of a commodity, especially six cans or bottles of a beverage, such as beer, sold in a pack.
- noun The contents of a six-pack.
- noun Informal The six mounds of muscle, arranged in two columns of three, that are visible on the abdomen of a person with low body fat and high muscular definition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
collection ofsix of something bundled together, especially sixcans . - noun bodybuilding A highly developed set of
abdominal muscles .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a carton containing six bottles or cans
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Examples
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I don't want a six-pack, which is handy, as I'm unlikely ever to get one.
The Guyliner: Do I Really Need a Six-Pack to Make an Impact? Why I'm Sticking With the Body I've Got The Guyliner 2011
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Meanwhile, to ensure the necessary oversight to go with the new funding, euro-zone leaders appear committed to agreeing to the so-called six-pack reforms, effectively giving the European Commission new powers over national budgets.
Euro Zone's Imperfect Path to Union Richard Barley 2011
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Rehn was speaking at the launch of a new set of economic convergence policies known as the "six-pack" which come into force across the EU on Tuesday.
Eurozone crisis: stock markets slide as summit optimism wanes - 12 December 2011 2011
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Also on the agenda: Ireland, and details of the so-called six-pack of economic changes designed to provide a boost to the euro zone's economic laggards.
Greece Shows Challenge of Unifying Europe Stephen Fidler 2011
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Its lawmakers were crucial champions of the EU's new so-called six-pack rules governing national budgets, which were adopted last year and were "more credible" than what governments themselves had proposed, he said.
Italy's Leader Warns EU Needs Better Democracy Christopher Emsden 2012
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I don't want a six-pack, which is handy, as I'm unlikely ever to get one.
The Guyliner: Do I Really Need a Six-Pack to Make an Impact? Why I'm Sticking With the Body I've Got The Guyliner 2011
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The Eurogroup, with US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner in attendance, agreed a so-called "six-pack" of tougher budget rules for member countries.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn told Reuters most of the practical measures to strengthen budget enforcement could be implemented immediately under a set of rules known as the "six-pack" agreed in October.
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Mr Rehn was announcing the entry into force tomorrow of a so-called "six-pack" of tougher economic monitoring and surveillance on all European economies, to which the UK had agreed and remained subject to, insisted Mr Rehn.
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Separately, the European parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the so-called "six-pack" series of laws to impose tougher budgetary discipline on the eurozone's 17 members and help to prevent the flare-up of future sovereign debt crises.
The Guardian World News David Gow 2011
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