four-on-the-floor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.
- (countable, metonymically, uncountable) A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle. ▸ A vehicle with such a transmission.
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(countable, idiomatic, uncountable) A steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature in which the bass drum is hit on every beat.
A four-on-the-floor rhythm: \drums<<{\hide\pp\repeat unfold16{hh8
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| four-to-the-floor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| four-on-the-floors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| four on the floor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| 4-on-the-floor | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
three-on-the-tree · three-on-the-tree
Relateds
shift gears · boots and cats · gear change · drive stick · stickshift
Translations (3)
fi tasabiitti (a beat) · pl czwórka na parkiecie (a beat) · ru пряма́я бо́чка (a beat)