QUART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quart mean? 

• QUART (noun)
  The noun QUART has 3 senses:

1. a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

3. a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches

  Familiarity information: QUART used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("quart" is a kind of...):

United States liquid unit (a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System)

Meronyms (parts of "quart"):

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

Holonyms ("quart" is a part of...):

gal; gallon (United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("quart" is a kind of...):

British capacity unit; Imperial capacity unit (a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)

Meronyms (parts of "quart"):

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

Holonyms ("quart" is a part of...):

congius; gallon; Imperial gallon (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

dry quart; quart

Hypernyms ("quart" is a kind of...):

United States dry unit (a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System)

Meronyms (parts of "quart"):

dry pint; pint (a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches)

Holonyms ("quart" is a part of...):

peck (a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches)

 Context examples 

An average person on an average day needs about 3 quarts of water.

(Dehydration, NIH)

“A steady hand and a true eye, boys; so let two quarts be a bowman's portion.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Brissenden never arrived without his quart of whiskey, and when they dined together down-town, he drank Scotch and soda throughout the meal.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

They sat still as mice, and Susie cried quarts, I know she did.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

But my little nurse ran to my relief, and took me out, after I had swallowed above a quart of cream.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

That translates to adding about 0.7 ounces for a 1-quart home ice cream maker.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

One liter is equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (cc), 1,000 milliliters (mm), or 1.0567 quarts (qt).

(Liter, NCI Dictionary)

The US gallon holds 4 liquid quarts; the gallon of water gallon weighs approximately 8.33 pounds.

(Gallon US, NCI Thesaurus)

He built a fire and warmed himself by drinking quarts of hot water, and made camp on a rocky ledge in the same fashion he had the night before.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

One L is equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (cc), 1,000 milliliters (mm), or 1.0567 quarts (qt).

(L, NCI Dictionary)