noun One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
I ate the smaller half of the apple.
noun One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
An association football match usually consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.
noun One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
noun Half of a standard measure, chiefly: half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree. A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).
noun half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
noun A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).
noun The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.
noun Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.