Meaning & Definition of word "Fives"

Fives

/faɪvz/

noun:

  • 1. A game played with a ball, commonly known as five-a-side football or soccer, typically involving five players on each team.
    • Example: We organized a friendly match of fives in the local park.
  • 2. A term used in certain British games, such as fives, where players hit a ball against a wall, using their hands.
    • Example: The students enjoyed playing fives during their break.
  • 3. A colloquial term for a high five, a gesture of celebration or greeting made by slapping palms together.
    • Example: They exchanged fives after scoring a goal.
  • 4. A slang term for five-dollar bills.
    • Example: He handed me a couple of fives for the snacks.

Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'fif', meaning five.

Common Phrases and Expressions

high five:

A gesture of celebration or greeting made by raising one's hand and bringing it down quickly to meet another person's hand.

Related Words

fifth:

The ordinal number corresponding to five.

quintet:

A group of five people or things.

Slang Meanings of fives

Meaning: Five-dollar bills.

Example Sentence: I'm all out of fives; need to hit the bank.

Meaning: A reference to a group of five friends or people.

Example Sentence: We roll with our fives, always together.