Quarter - Definition

n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: one-
fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part,
twenty-five percent, quartern]
2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character;
"the Latin Quarter"
3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions
into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the
first quarter"
4: 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"
5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided;
"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell
during the last quarter"
7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is
coming from that quarter"
8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a
dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right
quarter"
12: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part,
quarter, poop, tail]
13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot
covering the heel and joining the vamp
14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he
surrendered but asked for quarter"
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter,
billet, canton]
2: 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" [syn: draw,
quarter, draw and quarter]
3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
4: divide by four; divide into quarters