all fours

noun

all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.

(used with a singular verb)Also called high-low-jack, old sledge, pitch, seven-up. Cards. a game for two or three players or two partnerships in which a 52-card pack is used, the object being to win special scoring values for the highest trump, the lowest trump, the jack, the ace, the ten, and the face cards.

Idioms for all fours

on all fours,

in conformity with; corresponding exactly with.
(of a person) on the hands and feet, or the hands and knees: I had to go on all fours to squeeze through the low opening.

Origin of all fours

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby all fours

All Fools' Day, all for, All for Love, All for one and one for all, all for the best, all fours, all gone, all hail, Allhallowmas, Allhallows, Allhallows Eve

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Example sentences from the Web for all fours

Elizabeth slipped as her feet struck the ground and she landed on “all-fours” in the grass.
The Wind Before the Dawn|Dell H. Munger
The old man crawled out at their approach and still on all-fours accosted Bert and Laurier.
The War in the Air|Herbert George Wells
The poor Friar, who was not able to stand upon his leg, crawled on all-fours out of the sty, crying for mercy as loud as he could.
The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.)|Margaret, Queen Of Navarre
If you asked him for some idea how they looked and behaved, he would get shy and mutter something about 'walking on all-fours.'
Heart of Darkness|Joseph Conrad

The front of his elbows and knees had become hardened from going on all-fours with the wolves.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446|Various

British Dictionary definitions for all fours

all fours

noun

both the arms and legs of a person or all the legs of a quadruped (esp in the phrase on all fours)

another name for seven-up

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	all fours
释义	all fours noun all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours. (used with a singular verb)Also called high-low-jack, old sledge, pitch, seven-up. Cards. a game for two or three players or two partnerships in which a 52-card pack is used, the object being to win special scoring values for the highest trump, the lowest trump, the jack, the ace, the ten, and the face cards. Idioms for all fours on all fours, in conformity with; corresponding exactly with. (of a person) on the hands and feet, or the hands and knees: I had to go on all fours to squeeze through the low opening. Origin of all fours First recorded in 1555–65 Words nearby all fours All Fools' Day, all for, All for Love, All for one and one for all, all for the best, all fours, all gone, all hail, Allhallowmas, Allhallows, Allhallows Eve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for all fours Elizabeth slipped as her feet struck the ground and she landed on “all-fours” in the grass. The Wind Before the Dawn\|Dell H. Munger The old man crawled out at their approach and still on all-fours accosted Bert and Laurier. The War in the Air\|Herbert George Wells The poor Friar, who was not able to stand upon his leg, crawled on all-fours out of the sty, crying for mercy as loud as he could. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.)\|Margaret, Queen Of Navarre If you asked him for some idea how they looked and behaved, he would get shy and mutter something about 'walking on all-fours.' Heart of Darkness\|Joseph Conrad The front of his elbows and knees had become hardened from going on all-fours with the wolves. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446\|Various British Dictionary definitions for all fours all fours noun both the arms and legs of a person or all the legs of a quadruped (esp in the phrase on all fours) another name for seven-up Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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