figure four
English
noun
Definitions
- (combat sports) A grappling position where a fighter grabs an opponent's limb and then holds on to his or her own wrist with the other hand. Used in various joint locks.
- (climbing) (alternative form of) figure 4
Etymology
Compound from English figure + English four.
Origin
English
four
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counterfigure English
- defigure English
- figurable English
- figurate English
- figure English
- figure 4 English
- figure 9 English
- figure skating English
- figured English
- figurehead English
- figureless English
- figurer English
- figuresome English
- figurest English
- figureth English
- figurework English
- figurial English
- figurist English
- four English
- four-legged English
- four-momentum English
- fourball English
- fourfold English
- fourfooted English
- fourgram English
- fourhanded English
- fourish English
- fourling English
- fourness English
- fourpartite English
- fourpence English
- fourpenny English
- fourpiece English
- fourplay English
- fourplex English
- fourposter English
- fourscore English
- foursies English
- foursome English
- fourspine English
- foursquare English
- fourth English
- minifigure English
- multifigure English
- outfigure English
- quad bike English
- refigure English
- semifigure English
- subfigure English
- figure French
- フィギュア Japanese
- フォー Japanese
- figure Middle English
- four Middle English
- figiúr Irish
- figuro Esperanto
- ffigur Welsh
- fol Volapük
- foa Tok Pisin
- fopela Tok Pisin
- fo Sranan Tongo
- fo Fanagalo
- fo Bislama
- four
- fourth
- figure
- figured
- figurer
- fourish
- refigure
- fourfold
- fourling
- figure 4
- figurate
- fourgram
- defigure
- figure 9
- fourball
- figurest
- foursies
- fourness
- figurist
- figureth
- foursome
- fourplay
- fourplex
- figurial
- fourpence
- fourpenny
- fourpiece
- figurable
- quad bike
- fourscore
- outfigure
- subfigure
- fourspine
- fourhanded
- minifigure
- figurework
- semifigure
- figureless
- figuresome
- foursquare
- fourposter
- figurehead
- fourfooted
- multifigure
- four-legged
- fourpartite
- counterfigure
- four-momentum
- figure skating