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quarter

English

🔊 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
🔊 a district of a city having some distinguishing character
“the Latin Quarter”
🔊 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
“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”
🔊 (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
“both teams scored in the first quarter”
🔊 the rear part of a ship
🔊 one of four equal parts
“a quarter of a pound”
🔊 divide by four
🔊 divide into quarters
“quarter an apple”
🔊 provide housing for (military personnel)
🔊 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”