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quarter
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Noun
  • clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
    • he surrendered but asked for quarter
  • piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
  • the rear part of a ship
  • an unspecified person
    • he dropped a word in the right quarter
  • a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
    • he fed four quarters into the slot machine
  • a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
  • a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
  • one of the four major division of the compass
    • the wind is coming from that quarter
  • a fourth part of a year; three months
    • unemployment fell during the last quarter
  • one of four periods into which the school year is divided
    • the fall quarter ends at Christmas
  • 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
  • (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
    • both teams scored in the first quarter
  • a district of a city having some distinguishing character
    • the Latin Quarter
  • one of four equal parts
    • a quarter of a pound
Verb
  • divide by four; divide into quarters
  • divide into quarters
    • quarter an apple
  • 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
  • provide housing for (military personnel)
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