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go on all fours

VERB

crawl

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clamber creep drag inch plod poke slide slither squirm wriggle

STRONG

grovel lag lollygag scrabble worm writhe

WEAK

drag oneself along go on belly hang back loiter along move at snail's pace move on hands and knees pull oneself along

Antonyms

STRONGEST

run rush

Example Sentences

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He explained how a person could be constantly tripping over debris and obstructions and at times having to go "on all fours" to try to get through the tunnel.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Eudena, watching him with a fearful admiration from the cover of the bracken, saw him presently go on all fours, and so proceed again.

From Tales of Space and Time by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Now, please, do not require this illustration to go on all fours.

From The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) by Adams, Nehemiah

Precedents exist for the abolition of this duel, so completely in point, that, according to the lawyer's phrase, they "go on all fours" with the new case.

From The Duel Between France and Germany by Sumner, Charles

“This don’t go on all fours with our map.”

From The Peril Finders by Piffard, Harold

go on all fours

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