"four-on-the-floor" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-four-on-the-floor.ogg
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  1. (motor vehicles) A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle. Categories (topical): Automotive, Four
    Sense id: en-four-on-the-floor-en-noun-EDXtacI2 Disambiguation of Automotive: 79 21 Disambiguation of Four: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 38
  2. (idiomatic, music) A steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature in which the bass drum is hit on every beat. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Music Translations (a beat): tasabiitti (Finnish), пряма́я бо́чка (prjamája bóčka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-four-on-the-floor-en-noun-btuLI7rQ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'a beat': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: four on the floor, 4-on-the-floor, four-to-the-floor Related terms: three-on-the-tree

Alternative forms

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