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Definitions of quarter
  1. verb
    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"

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  2. noun
    one of four equal parts
    "a quarter of a pound"
  3. noun
    the rear part of a ship

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  4. verb
    provide housing for (military personnel)

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  5. noun
    a district of a city having some distinguishing character
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  6. noun
    a fourth part of a year; three months
    "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
  7. noun
    an unspecified person
    "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
  8. noun
    a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
  9. noun
    a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
  10. noun
    a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
    "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
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  11. noun
    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"
  12. noun
    clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
    "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
  13. verb
    divide by four; divide into quarters
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  14. verb
    divide into quarters
    "quarter an apple"
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  15. noun
    (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
    "both teams scored in the first quarter"
  16. noun
    one of four periods into which the school year is divided
    "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
  17. noun
    one of the four major division of the compass
    "the wind is coming from that quarter"
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  18. noun
    piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
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