Meanings
nounfour-on-the-floor (countable and uncountable, plural four-on-the-floors)
plural four-on-the-floors · alternative four on the floor · alternative 4-on-the-floor · alternative four-to-the-floor
- countableuncountableautomotiveA four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.
- countablemetonymicallyuncountableautomotiveA vehicle with such a transmission.
- countableidiomaticuncountableentertainmentA 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
Translations
Finnish tasabiitti
- tasabiittia beat
Polish czwórka na parkiecie
- czwórka na parkieciea beat
Russian пряма́я бо́чка
- пряма́я бо́чка (prjamája bóčka)a beat
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APA
four-on-the-floor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-on-the-floor
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“four-on-the-floor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-on-the-floor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four-on-the-floor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-on-the-floor.
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