quarter [ 'kwɔ:təd ]

• n.
  • one of four equal parts

    "a quarter of a pound"

    同义词： one-fourth fourth fourth part twenty-five percent quartern

  • a district of a city having some distinguishing character
  • one of four periods of play into which some games are divided

    "both teams scored in the first quarter"

  • a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

    "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"

  • one of four periods into which the school year is divided

    "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"

  • a fourth part of a year; three months

    "unemployment fell during the last quarter"

  • one of the four major division of the compass

    "the wind is coming from that quarter"

  • a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
  • a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
  • a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar

    "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"

  • an unspecified person

    "he dropped a word in the right quarter"

  • the rear part of a ship

    同义词： stern after part poop tail

  • piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
  • clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

    "he surrendered but asked for quarter"

• v.
  • provide housing for (military personnel)

    同义词： billet canton

  • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

    "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

    同义词： draw draw and quarter

  • divide into quarters

    "quarter an apple"

  • divide by four; divide into quarters

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