quart

/kwɔ:t - kɑ:t/

Thân thiện

A cook pours a quart of milk into a mixing bowl.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A unit of liquid capacity: A quart is a unit of volume used primarily for measuring liquids. Its exact size differs between the US customary system and the British imperial system.
   • A specific quantity: The term refers to a quarter of a gallon.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The recipe calls for one quart of milk.
  • In the UK, a quart is slightly larger than a US quart.
  • He bought a quart of oil for the car.

Advanced Usage

• "to put a quart into a pint pot": (Idiom) To try to fit something large into a space that is too small; to attempt the impossible.
  • Trying to schedule all those meetings in one hour is like trying to put a quart into a pint pot.

Variants and Related Words

• Quarter (n): One of four equal parts.
  • A quart is a quarter of a gallon.

Synonyms

• Liquid measure: A unit for measuring the volume of liquids.

Different Meanings

• Fencing: (Historical/Technical) In fencing, "quart" refers to the fourth of eight parrying positions.
  • He defended with a swift move to quart.
• Cards: (Historical) In piquet and other card games, a sequence of four cards of the same suit.
  • He held a quart in spades.

Idioms

• "to put a quart into a pint pot": As defined in Advanced Usage.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
3. a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dry quart