four

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.

(countable) Anything measuring four units, as length.

A person who is four years old.

(cricket, countable) 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.

(basketball, countable) A power forward.

The shell itself.

The crew rowing in a four boat.

(colloquial) A regatta event for four boats.

(obsolete) A four-pennyworth of spirits.