fours

fours · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "four"; the number 4 or groups of four.

  2. 2.

    A position on hands and knees (used with "on all").

  3. 3.

    (Cricket) A shot that reaches the boundary after bouncing, scoring four runs.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    on all fours — in a position with hands and knees on the ground
  • •
    in fours — arranged in groups of four

Related words

See also: forty, four, fourteen, fourth

Etymology

From Old English feower ("four"), from Proto-Germanic fedwor.