Definition of "quarter" in 英语

noun

1. A fourth part of something.

2. Place or position.

3. The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.

4. (often plural) A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.

   • We got help form every quarter.
   • opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it
   • all quarters of the socialist movement; praise from Conservative quarters

5. (obsolete) Relations between people.

6. Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.

7. A quarterback.

8. A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.

9. A quarterfinal.

adjective

1. Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.

2. (chiefly) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).

   • a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound

3. (chiefly) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.

   • A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.
   • A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.

verb

1. (transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

2. (transitive) To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.

   • Quarter the horses in the third stable.

3. (intransitive) To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

4. (transitive) To quartersaw.

5. (transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.

6. (heraldry) To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.

7. (transitive) To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.

verb

1. (obsolete) To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.