quarter
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- n one of four equal parts
a quarter of a pound - n a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- n (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
both teams scored in the first quarter - n 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 - n one of four periods into which the school year is divided
the fall quarter ends at Christmas - n a fourth part of a year; three months
unemployment fell during the last quarter - n one of the four major division of the compass
the wind is coming from that quarter - n a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
- n a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
- n a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
he fed four quarters into the slot machine - n an unspecified person
he dropped a word in the right quarter - n the rear part of a ship
- n piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
- n clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
he surrendered but asked for quarter - v provide housing for (military personnel)
- v 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 - v divide into quarters
quarter an apple - v divide by four; divide into quarters
- In the final quarter of last year, the economy sank at a rate of 5.
- In the third quarter, real GDP decreased 0.
- In the second quarter of 2009 alone, sales were down an eye-popping 30% across the company's three name outlets: the flagship Abercrombie brand, which has 567 stores; Hollister, a .