ALL meanings of quartering
quar·ter·ing
Q q - noun quartering one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 1
- noun quartering a fourth part, especially of one (¼). 1
- noun quartering one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents. 1
- noun quartering a coin of this value. 1
- noun quartering one fourth of an hour: He stayed there for an hour and a quarter. 1
- noun quartering the moment marking this period: The clock struck the quarter. 1
- noun quartering one fourth of a calendar or fiscal year: The bank sends out a statement each quarter. 1
- noun quartering Astronomy. a fourth of the moon's period or monthly revolution, being that portion of its period or orbital course between a quadrature and a syzygy. either quadrature of the moon. Compare first quarter, last quarter. 1
- noun quartering (in schools, colleges, and universities) one of the terms or periods into which instruction is organized, generally 10 to 12 weeks in length. 1
- noun quartering Sports. any of the four periods that make up certain games, as football and basketball. Compare half (def 3). 1
- noun quartering one fourth of a pound. 1
- noun quartering one fourth of a mile; two furlongs. 1
- noun quartering one fourth of a yard; 9 inches. 1
- noun quartering a unit of weight: one fourth of a hundredweight. In the U.S. this equals 25 pounds and in Britain 28 pounds. 1
- noun quartering British. a measure of capacity for grain, etc., equal to 8 bushels, or, locally, to approximately this. 1
- noun quartering the region of any of the four principal points of the compass or divisions of the horizon. 1
- noun quartering such a point or division. 1
- noun quartering any point or direction of the compass: The wind is blowing in that quarter. 1
- noun quartering a region, district, or place. 1
- noun quartering a particular district of a city or town, especially one generally occupied by a particular group of people: the Turkish quarter; an artists' quarter. 1
- noun quartering Usually, quarters. housing accommodations, as a place of residence; lodgings. Military. the buildings, houses, barracks, or rooms occupied by military personnel or their families. 1
- noun quartering Often, quarters. an unspecified part or member of a community, government, etc., that serves as a source of information or authority: He received secret information from a high quarter. 1
- noun quartering mercy or indulgence, especially as shown in sparing the life and accepting the surrender of a vanquished enemy: to give quarter; to ask for quarter. 1
- noun quartering one of the four parts, each including a leg, of the body or carcass of a quadruped. 1
- noun quartering Veterinary Medicine. the part of a horse's hoof between heel and toe. 1
- noun quartering Shoemaking. the part of a boot or shoe on each side of the foot, from the middle of the back to the vamp. 1
- noun quartering Nautical. the after part of a ship's side, usually from about the aftermost mast to the stern. the general horizontal direction 45° from the stern of a ship on either side: Another boat is coming near on the port quarter. one of the stations to which crew members are called for battle, emergencies, or drills. the part of a yard between the slings and the yardarm. quarter point. 1
- noun quartering Heraldry. any of the four equal areas into which an escutcheon may be divided by a vertical and a horizontal line passing through the center. any of the variously numbered areas into which an escutcheon may be divided for the marshaling of different arms. any of the arms marshaled on an escutcheon. a charge occupying one quarter of an escutcheon, especially that in dexter chief. Compare canton (def 3). 1
- noun quartering each half of a cask, consisting of the portion from the bilge to the top chime and the portion from the bilge to the bottom chime. 1
- adjective quartering being one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which anything is or may be divided. 1
- adjective quartering being equal to only about one fourth of the full measure. 1
- verb with object quartering to divide into four equal or equivalent parts. 1
- verb with object quartering to divide into parts fewer or more than four: Quarter the pie into six pieces. 1
- verb with object quartering to cut the body of (a person) into quarters, especially in executing for treason or the like. 1
- verb with object quartering Machinery. to make holes in, fix, etc., a quarter of a circle apart. 1
- verb with object quartering to furnish with lodging in a particular place. 1
- verb with object quartering to impose (soldiers) on persons, towns, etc., to be lodged and fed: He quartered his men with the farmer. 1
- verb with object quartering to assign to a particular place for service, action, etc., as on a battleship. 1
- verb with object quartering to traverse (the ground) from left to right and right to left while advancing, as dogs in search of game. 1
- verb with object quartering Heraldry. to divide (an escutcheon) into four or more parts. to place or bear quarterly (different coats of arms, etc.) on an escutcheon. to display (a coat of arms) with one's own on an escutcheon. 1
- verb without object quartering to take up, or be in quarters; lodge: to quarter in a cheap hotel. 1
- verb without object quartering to range to and fro, as dogs in search of game. 1
- verb without object quartering Nautical. to sail so as to have the wind or sea on the quarter. 1
- noun quartering The coats of arms marshalled on a shield to denote the marriages into a family of the heiresses of others. 1
- noun quartering the allocation of accommodation to service personnel 0
- noun quartering the marshalling of several coats of arms on one shield, usually representing intermarriages 0
- noun quartering any coat of arms marshalled in this way 0
- adjective quartering moving toward a ship so as to strike either quarter 0
- adjective quartering lying at right angles 0
- noun quartering the act of dividing into quarters 0