On All Fours Definition

adjective
Legal precedent or case law that is precisely on point with respect to the case at hand.
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(idiomatic) On one's hands and knees.

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(idiomatic, often followed by "with") Similar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.

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Alternative spelling of on all fours.
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adverb

(idiomatic) On one's hands and knees.

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(idiomatic, often followed by "with") In a manner which is similar in nature or effect to something else; consistently.

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On All Fours Sentence Examples

  • The bear dropped down on all fours and growled at her offspring, who dashed back into the trees.

  • He hit the floor on all fours and snapped at the hen as she rolled by.

  • Opening out of this and the other chambers, and connecting them together, are a series of low winding passages or cuniculi, just large enough for a man to creep through on all fours.

  • It may be seen how the arrangement of limbs suited for going on all-fours belongs rather to the apes than to man, and walking on the soles of the feet rather to man than the apes.

  • She may get down on all fours and lift her hindquarters into the air with her tail straight up.

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Words Starting With

OON

Words Ending With

SRSURS

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With O12 Letter Words Ending With S