Four meaning : The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof. Anything measuring four units, as length. A person who is four years old. 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. A power forward. Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain. A four-pennyworth of spirits. A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••) Describing a set or group with four elements.