pint

Definition of Pint in English :

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Noun

1. pint

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

2. dry pint, pint

a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

dry pint

3. pint

a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pint

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noun

1.

a unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon. 1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre

2.

a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre

3.

a measure having such a capacity

4. British informal

a.

a pint of beer

b.

a drink of beer

he's gone out for a pint

Pint

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noun

1.

a.

a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1⁄2 of a liquid quart or 16 fluid ounces (4 gills or 0.4732 liquid liter): the British and Canadian imperial pint equals 0.5682 liquid liter

b.

a unit of dry measure, equal to 1⁄2 of a dry quart or 1⁄16 peck (0.5506 dry liter or 33.6003 cubic inches)

2.

any container with a capacity of one pint

3. British, Informal

a pint of beer

Pint

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n.

1. Abbr. pt. or p.

a. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ¹/₈ gallon or 16 ounces (0.473 liter).

b. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to ¹/₁₆ peck or ¹/₂ quart (0.551 liter).

c. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 0.568 liter. See Table at measurement.

2.

a. A container with a pint capacity.

b. The amount of a substance that can be held in such a container.

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