twos

Formstwoss, twosing, twosed

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of two. Use this form when you mean more than one two.

   The teacher asked the class to count by twos.

   He sorted the loose change into twos and stacked it neatly.

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2. 2
   noun

   The time in early childhood when a child is two years old.

   The terrible twos can wear out even the most patient parents.

   Once her son hit the twos, every meal became a battle.

3. 3
   nounplural

   A club's backup team, made up of reserve players.

   Like a school's second team that plays when the main team rests.

   He played for the twos before earning a place in the senior team.

   The twos train on the same field every Thursday evening.

   Similarreserves, seconds

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4. 4
   nounslangplural

   In a card game, two cards that each have the number two.

   He bluffed hard even though he was only holding twos.

   Her twos lost badly to a pair of kings.

   Similardeuces

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5. 5
   nounslangUKplural

   In a prison, the cells found on the first floor.

   He was kept on the twos for the first week of his sentence.

   The new inmate was shown to a cell on the twos.

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6. 6
   verbdialectalMulticultural London Englishtransitive

   To give someone the rest of your cigarette after you smoke half.

   Like splitting one drink so two people each get some.

   Can you twos me that cigarette before it goes out?

   She offered to twos her cigarette with the guy outside.

   Similarshare, split

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