two-by-four

[ too-bahy-fawr, -fohr, -buh- ]

/ ˈtu baɪˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, -bə- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR two-by-four ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

two units thick and four units wide, especially in inches.

Informal. lacking adequate space; cramped: a small, two-by-four room.

Informal. unimportant; insignificant: Theirs was a petty, two-by-four operation.

noun

a timber measuring 2 × 4 inches (5 × 10 centimeters) in cross section, when untrimmed: equivalent to 1 5/8 × 3 5/8 inches (4.5 × 9 centimeters) when trimmed.

Origin of two-by-four

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby two-by-four

two-base hit, two-beat, two-bit, two bits, two-body problem, two-by-four, two can play at that game, two-carbon fragment, twoccing, two cents, two-color

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Example sentences from the Web for two-by-four

What about the law against the IRS smacking Tea Party-type nonprofits over the head with a two-by-four?
PJ’s Political Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatheads|P. J. O’Rourke|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This platform should be fastened to the first, with the end which has not been battened secured to the two-by-four at C.
The Boy Craftsman|A. Neely Hall
There wasn't much money on board these two-by-four boats, anyhow, so he wasn't losing much.
Parrot & Co.|Harold MacGrath
And time after time Stud brought the two-by-four crashing down between the maddened animal's eyes.
Plowing On Sunday|Sterling North

Zircon had found a piece of two-by-four lumber about eight feet long, and he was swinging it like a flail.
The Caves of Fear|John Blaine
Using the two-by-four as a fulcrum, he began levering the door upward and outward.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk

British Dictionary definitions for two-by-four

two-by-four

noun

a length of untrimmed timber with a cross section that measures 2 inches by 4 inches

a trimmed timber joist with a cross section that measures 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches

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单词	two-by-four
释义	two-by-four [ too-bahy-fawr, -fohr, -buh- ] / ˈtu baɪˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, -bə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR two-by-four ON THESAURUS.COM adjective two units thick and four units wide, especially in inches. Informal. lacking adequate space; cramped: a small, two-by-four room. Informal. unimportant; insignificant: Theirs was a petty, two-by-four operation. noun a timber measuring 2 × 4 inches (5 × 10 centimeters) in cross section, when untrimmed: equivalent to 1 5/8 × 3 5/8 inches (4.5 × 9 centimeters) when trimmed. Origin of two-by-four An Americanism dating back to 1880–85 Words nearby two-by-four two-base hit, two-beat, two-bit, two bits, two-body problem, two-by-four, two can play at that game, two-carbon fragment, twoccing, two cents, two-color Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for two-by-four What about the law against the IRS smacking Tea Party-type nonprofits over the head with a two-by-four? PJ’s Political Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatheads\|P. J. O’Rourke\|March 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This platform should be fastened to the first, with the end which has not been battened secured to the two-by-four at C. The Boy Craftsman\|A. Neely Hall There wasn't much money on board these two-by-four boats, anyhow, so he wasn't losing much. Parrot & Co.\|Harold MacGrath And time after time Stud brought the two-by-four crashing down between the maddened animal's eyes. Plowing On Sunday\|Sterling North Zircon had found a piece of two-by-four lumber about eight feet long, and he was swinging it like a flail. The Caves of Fear\|John Blaine Using the two-by-four as a fulcrum, he began levering the door upward and outward. The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High\|Leslie W. Quirk British Dictionary definitions for two-by-four two-by-four noun a length of untrimmed timber with a cross section that measures 2 inches by 4 inches a trimmed timber joist with a cross section that measures 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to two-by-four small, narrow, packed, tiny, crowded, girder, scaffolding, joist, shaft, pillar, pole, plank, timber, piling, sill, crabbed, restricted, confined, close, pent
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two-by-four

adjective

noun

Origin of two-by-four

Words nearby two-by-four

Example sentences from the Web for two-by-four

British Dictionary definitions for two-by-four

noun

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