2x4
2x4 is the alternative form of two by four.
Meaning of two by four
Noun
two by four (plural two by fours)
- A length of sawn wood of cross section nominally 2 inches by 4 inches (actual dimensions 1½ × 3½ in modern use), most often employed as structural framing lumber (dimensional lumber).
- Well, Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, And smote the water with a two by four1959, “Mary Don't You Weep”, performed by Nat King Cole
- A small, modest building.
- He'll plan a two by four / But not for me.1930, George, Ira Gershwin, “But Not for Me”
- Synonym of Tijuana Bible (“kind of pornographic comic book”).
- […] the movie plot of Superman II, in which Superman and Lois Lane work up to a sexual liaison (which was seen before 1960 only in “two by fours” and similar pornographic comic strips.).2008, Barry Schwartz, Abraham Lincoln in the Post-Heroic Era, page 354
- Synonyms:
- Tijuana Bible
Forms of 2x4
| plural | 2x4s |
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Questions about 2x4
- What is 2x4 the alternative form of?
- 2x4 is the alternative form of two by four.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: 2x4 (page history and authors); two by four (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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