fours
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noun
- The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
- Anything measuring four units, as length.“Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.”
- A person who is four years old.“I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.”
- 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.
noun
- A pair of fours.
- The cells located on the third floor.
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