Quarter (Verb)
Meaning 1
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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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Divide by four; divide into quarters.
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 3
Provide housing for (military personnel).
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 4
Divide into quarters; "quarter an apple".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- You'll need to quarter the chicken before you can roast it properly.
- To make a lovely decorative display, quarter the orange slices and arrange on top of the cake.
- A basic military tactic involved quartering the battlefield to pinpoint the enemy's position.
- We made the task more manageable by quartering the tasks and sharing the workload among team members.
- To achieve the required texture in the marmalade, you need to quarter the citrus fruits before putting them through the juicer.