fours

Noun

four (countable and uncountable, plural fours)

1. (countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
2. (countable) Anything measuring four units, as length.
   • Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.
3. Four o'clock.
   • Letters to Sheffield are despatched every morning at six, and arrive every afternoon at ten minutes past four.1828, Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory for 1828-9, Comprising a Directory of the Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentleman … in the Counties of Cheshire, Cumberland …, London...
4. A person who is four years old.
   • I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.
5. (countable) An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
6. (countable) A power forward.

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