fournum/foɹ/

• 1

  A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)

  • There are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
  • Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
• 2

  Describing a set or group with four elements.

fournoun/foɹ/

• 1

  The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.

• 2

  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.
  • Frederick, I presume, at this late hour of four, may be snatching a morsel of dinner; […]
• 4

  A person who is four years old.

  • I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.
• 5

  ball-gamescricketgamesAn 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

  ball-gamesbasketballgamesA power forward.

• 7

  hobbieslifestylerowingFour-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.

  • The team bought a new four last season.
• 8

  hobbieslifestylerowingFour-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.

  • Our four won both races.