on all fours

all fours

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ɒn, ɔn ɔl fɔːr/
- /ɒn ɔːl fɔːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ɒn, ɔn ɔl fɔːr/

Definitions of on all fours words

noun on all fours 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. 1
noun 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. 1
idioms on 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. 1
adverb on all fours person: on hands and knees 1
adverb on all fours animal: on four legs 1
phrase on all fours If you are on all fours, your knees, feet, and hands are on the ground. 0

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Origin of on all fours

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65

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Parts of speech for On all fours

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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on all fours popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for on all fours

adj on all fours

creeping — (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals
inching — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.

adjective on all fours

hobbling — to walk lamely; limp.
quailing — to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
worming — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
wriggling — Present participle of wriggle.

All 6 Synonyms of on all fours