all fours

idiomatic noun phrase

Meaning

A position on the hands and knees.

Examples

She dropped to all fours to look for her contact lens under the heavy sofa.
The puppy scrambled on all fours toward the door when he heard the mail carrier.

Synonyms: crawling, on hands and knees, quadrupedal

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all fours

idiomatic noun phrase

Pronunciation: ɔːl fɔːrz

Definition

A position on the hands and knees.

Examples

She dropped to all fours to look for her contact lens under the heavy sofa.
The puppy scrambled on all fours toward the door when he heard the mail carrier.

Synonyms of all fours

Words with a similar meaning to all fours:

crawling
on hands and knees
quadrupedal

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