quarter

²quarter

verb

Definition of QUARTER

transitive verb

1

a : to cut or divide into four equal or nearly equal parts <quarter an apple> <condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered> b archaic : divide

2

: to provide with lodging or shelter

3

: to crisscross (an area) in many directions

4

a : to arrange or bear (as different coats of arms) quarterly on one escutcheon b : to add (a coat of arms) to others on one escutcheon c : to divide (a shield) into distinct sections (as by stripes)

intransitive verb

1

: lodge, dwell

2

: to crisscross a district

3

: to change from one quarter to another <the moon quarters>

4

: to strike on a ship's quarter <the wind was quartering>

Examples of QUARTER

1. The hunters quartered the deer.
2. We were quartered in log cabins at the camp.

First Known Use of QUARTER

14th century

Related to QUARTER

Synonyms: accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, house, roof, room, shelter, take in

Related Words: ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent; barrack; bed (down)

Near Antonyms: eject, evict

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Rhymes with QUARTER

mortar, porter, snorter, sorter, thwarter